Asymmetrical Ruffle Sleeveless Top

Name: Asymmetrical Ruffle Sleeveless Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4123
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4123

A hip-length women's sleeveless top for knit or stretch fabric with an asymmetric princess seam on the front and back, a flounce set into that seam and pleats on the right front. The free ends of the flounce tie at the shoulder. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft, fluid double-faced jersey with low to medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, or soft, fluid double-faced dress fabrics with elastane.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Ruffle Sleeveless Top

When To Wear

In summer with trousers or a straight skirt.
Under a jacket for work, with the flounce showing at the neckline.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, sleeveless.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Neckline: High boat neckline, turned to the inside and topstitched.

Front: Off-centre princess seam running from the shoulder to the hem; the right front is laid in even pleats along this seam from the top down to a mark.

Back: Off-centre princess seam matching the front.

Finishing: Two flounces set into the front and back seams, their edges finished with a narrow rolled hem; the free ends are tied in a bow or secured at the shoulder seam. Armholes and hem turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleating along a seam, setting a flounce into seams, rolled-hem edges and sewing knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft, fluid double-faced jersey with low to medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, or soft, fluid double-faced dress fabrics with elastane.

Additional Supplies

Twin needle or coverstitch machine for the hem (recommended)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance – 1.5 cm, armhole and back/front neckline allowances – 1.0 cm, outer flounce edge, short flounce edge and inner flounce edge up to the mark – 0 cm, other allowances - 0.7 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.

From main fabric:
- Right back – 1 piece
- Left back – 1 piece
- Left front – 1 piece
- Right front – 1 piece
- Flounce – 2 pieces

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Overlock the outer edge, short edge, and inner edge up to the mark on the flounce with a thin rolled hem stitch.
Stitch the right shoulder seam, overlock, and press towards the back. Overlock the neckline edge, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
On the right front, along the princess seam from the top to mark “O”, create and secure even pleats. Stitch the front princess seam, inserting the flounce between the pieces from the lower mark to the upper edge (the left front is longer than the right by the amount of the shoulder seam allowance).
Stitch the back princess seam, inserting the flounce between the pieces from the lower mark to the upper edge (the left back is longer than the right by the amount of the shoulder seam allowance).
Stitch and overlock the left shoulder seam. Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back, and overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and the armhole edges. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.
Tie the free ends of the flounces into a bow or secure them to the shoulder seam.