Geometric Color Block Sheath Dress

Name: Geometric Color Block Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4138
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4138

A sleeveless, knee-length women's sheath dress in two colours: contrast inserts with sharp set-in corners frame a central panel on the front, V-shaped chevron bands cross the front and back, and the dress closes with an invisible zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabric in two colours, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Geometric Color Block Sheath Dress

When To Wear

Office and business wear, alone in summer or with a fitted jacket.
Daytime events and dinners, with plain shoes and bag so the colour blocking leads.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, shaped through the panel seams.

Length: To the knee.

Neckline: Wide, shallow round neckline finished with a facing.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with the same facing, sewn in two steps, front armhole first, then back.

Front: Made of five horizontal sections: upper front, upper insert in the second colour wrapping around a central panel with inside corners, a middle chevron in the main colour, a lower chevron insert in the second colour, and the lower front.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zip from the neckline. Upper back with contrast inserts set into the side areas with clipped corners, a contrast V-band below, then the lower back.

Finishing: Horizontal seams overlocked and pressed down; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Setting in inserts with inside corners that must be clipped exactly, matching chevron points across the side seams, a combined neck and armhole facing and an invisible zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabric in two colours, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip

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: hem allowance – 2 cm, other 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! Note! Markings on the patterns are on the right side.

From main fabric 1:
- Upper front – 1 piece
- Central back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 1 piece
- Middle front – 1 piece
- Front facing – 1 piece
- Back facing – 2 pieces
From main fabric 2:
- Upper front insert - 1 piece
- Upper back insert – 2 pieces
- Lower back insert – 2 pieces
- Lower front insert – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the upper front and the upper insert, clipping the insert allowance at the corners. Overlock the allowances and press them: at the upper corner – towards the upper front, and at the lower corner - downwards. Stitch the middle and the lower front insert to the upper. Overlock the allowances and press them downwards. Stitch the lower front. Overlock the allowances and press them downwards.
Stitch the back insert into the central back, clipping at the corners. Overlock the allowances and press them towards the central. Stitch the lower insert to the central back. Overlock the allowances and press them downwards. Stitch the lower back to the upper. Overlock the allowances and press them downwards.
Overlock the central back edge. Stitch the central back edge on the lower parts. Press the allowances open. Insert the zipper into the central back edge.
Stitch the shoulder and side edges. Overlock the allowances and press them towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder and side edges of the facings. Press the allowances open. Overlock the lower allowance of the facing. Finish the neckline with the facing, clip the allowances. Fold the facing to the wrong side and press. Finish the armhole in two steps: first the front armhole, then the back armhole. Clip the allowances, fold the facing to the wrong side, press and attach it to the side and shoulder edges. Fold the central back edges inwards and attach to the zipper.
Overlock the lower edge of the garment. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.