V-Neck Sleeveless Gathered Bubble Dress

Name: V-Neck Sleeveless Gathered Bubble Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4107
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4107

A sleeveless, fully lined women's dress with a V-neck bodice pleated into the waist seam and a full pleated skirt whose hem is gathered onto a shorter lining and tacked to it to form puffs. Ties set into the side seams are knotted at the back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: silk fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Gathered Bubble Dress

When To Wear

At parties, proms and evening celebrations, mainly in the warm season.
With heeled shoes and a small bag; the volume of the skirt needs no other layers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with a waist seam over a voluminous bubble skirt.

Length: Around the knee.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, higher rounded neckline at the back; neckline and armholes faced with the lining.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Upper front in two halves with a centre front seam and stitched pleats at the waist.

Back: Centre back and side back panels joined by princess seams; concealed zipper in the centre back seam.

Skirt: Lower front cut on the fold and lower back in two pieces, both pleated into the waist seam. The skirt hem is gathered and stitched to the hem of the shorter lining; the puffs are formed on a dress form and fixed with short machine bar tacks.

Waist: Two ties inserted into the side seams and tied in a bow at the back; outer dress and lining joined by hand along the waistline.

Lining: Full lining; the upper bodice lining is cut from the main pattern pieces, the skirt has its own lining pieces. Turned through an opening in the left side seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleated bodice and skirt, a concealed zipper finished with the lining, armholes faced in two steps, and puffs pinned and tacked on a dress form.

Fabric Recommendations

Silk fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Concealed zipper

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: All seams 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are given on the right side. Attention! The lining pieces for the upper front and upper back are cut using the main fabric patterns.

From main fabric:
- Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 1 piece on fold
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Waistband (tie belt) – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Lower Front Lining – 1 piece on fold
- Lower Back Lining – 2 pieces
- Upper Front (cut from the main pattern) – 2 pieces
- Center Back (cut from the main pattern) – 2 pieces
- Side Back (cut from the main pattern) – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fold each Waistband (tie belt) piece lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch along the long side and one short side. Turn right side out and press.
Mark and stitch the pleats on the Upper Front. Stitch the center front seam and press the seam allowances. Lay the pleats on the Lower Front. Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front. Press the seam allowances upwards.
Stitch the Center Back to the Side Back (princess seams). Press the seam allowances towards the center. Lay the pleats on the Lower Back. Stitch the upper back to the Lower Back. Press the seam allowances upwards.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the outer dress, inserting the open ends of the ties into the side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back. Stitch the center back seam from the mark downwards. Press the seam allowances open.
On the Upper Front lining, lay the pleats according to the markings and baste them along the lower edge. Assemble the lining in the same way as the outer dress, leaving an opening in the left side seam for turning.
Insert the invisible zipper into the center back seam.
Place the dress with the lining right sides together, aligning the neckline edges. Stopping 5 mm short of the zipper edges, fold the lining back and pin it to the upper edge of the dress. Fold the center back seam allowances along the zipper towards the right side of the dress and pin them to the neckline edge over the lining. Stitch the neckline. Clip the seam allowances at the curves, turn right side out and press. Topstitch the seam allowances to the lining. Attach the lining to the zipper tape.
Stitch the armholes to the lining in two steps: first the front armhole, then the back armhole. Clip the seam allowances at the curves and turn right side out.
Run a long, loose-tension stitch along the lower edge of the outer skirt and gather it. Stitch the outer skirt hem to the lining hem. Turn the dress through the opening in the side seam and close the opening. Secure the outer dress to the lining with hand stitches along the waistline.
Put the dress on a mannequin or figure and pin the outer skirt to the lining, forming the puffs. Bar-tack with a short machine stitch at the pin locations. Tie the belt at the back.