Sweetheart Strap Color Block Dress

Name: Sweetheart Strap Color Block Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4131
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4131

A women's sundress on narrow straps with a sweetheart neckline, a princess-seam bodice and a skirt with inverted pleats. The skirt ends in three horizontal bands cut from three contrast fabrics. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: firm fabrics of natural or blended fibres: one main fabric plus three trim fabrics for the skirt bands.

Tech. Description

Sweetheart Strap Color Block Dress

A women's sundress on narrow straps with a sweetheart neckline, a princess-seam bodice and a skirt with inverted pleats. The skirt ends in three horizontal bands cut from three contrast fabrics.

When To Wear

In summer, on its own or over a thin top or T-shirt.
For daytime outings and holidays; a cardigan or jacket covers the shoulders on cooler evenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice joined to the skirt at a waist seam; the skirt widens through its pleats.

Neckline: Sweetheart front edge finished with an interfaced band and a facing band, topstitched along the attachment seam.

Straps: Narrow self-fabric straps, turned and topstitched 0.2 cm from the edge; sewn into the front band, adjusted in a fitting and attached to the back band above the princess seams.

Front: Centre front and two side fronts joined by princess seams.

Back: Centre back seam with a zipper, princess seams and a band along the top edge.

Skirt: Front cut in one piece and back in two; inverted pleats laid and stitched on front and back. Each panel has three contrast bands joined one below the other at the lower edge, with a 2 cm hem.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, an interfaced neckline band with facing, a centre back zipper, inverted pleats and matching the band seams across the side seams.

Fabric Recommendations

Firm fabrics of natural or blended fibres: one main fabric plus three trim fabrics for the skirt bands.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back bands)
Zipper

Cutter's Must

Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Back placket – 4 pieces
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Front placket - 2 pieces
- Center front - 1 piece
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 1 piece
- Strap - 2 pieces
From trim fabric 1:
- Back trim_1 – 2 pieces
- Front trim_1 – 1 piece
From trim fabric 2:
- Back trim_2 – 2 pieces
- Front trim_2 – 1 piece
From trim fabric 3:
- Back trim_3 – 2 pieces
- Front trim_3 – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back placket – 2 pieces
- Front placket - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the back and front plackets.
Fold the strap lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch the long edge. Turn right side out, positioning the seam at the fold, and press. Topstitch at 0.2 cm.
Stitch the back princess seams, press allowances towards the center and serge.
Attach the interfaced back placket to the back, press allowances towards the placket.
Attach back trim_1 to the lower back, press allowances upwards and serge. Attach back trim_2 to back trim_1, press allowances upwards and serge. Attach back trim_3 to back trim_2, press allowances upwards and serge. Create and secure inverted pleats on the panels.
Stitch the upper and lower back pieces, press allowances upwards and serge. Serge the center back seam. Stitch the center back seam from the mark downwards, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the front princess seams, press allowances towards the center and serge.
Attach the interfaced front placket to the front, press allowances towards the placket.
Attach front trim_1 to the lower front, press allowances upwards and serge. Attach front trim_2 to front trim_1, press allowances upwards and serge. Attach front trim_3 to front trim_2, press allowances upwards and serge. Create and secure inverted pleats on the.
Stitch the upper and lower front pieces, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the side seams of the non-interfaced back and front placket pieces, serge the lower edge. Align the plackets with the garment and stitch the upper edge, inserting the straps at the front. Clip allowances, turn the placket to the wrong side, and press. Turn the center edges inwards and secure to the zipper tape. Topstitch the placket along the attachment seam.
Put on the sundress, adjust the strap length, serge the lower edges and secure them to the back placket above the princess seams. Serge the garment hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch.