Contrasting Pleated Front Dress

Name: Contrasting Pleated Front Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4147
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4147

A sleeveless women's sheath dress, above-knee length, whose front is built from three parts: a lined upper front with a pleat, a curved middle panel in a contrasting colour that crosses the waist and runs down to the hem, and a lower front with a pleat and soft folds. Darts, a centre back seam and a zipper at the back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: well-draping dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting colours: one for the main parts, one for the middle front panel.

Tech. Description

Contrasting Pleated Front Dress

When To Wear

At the office, with a jacket or on its own in warm weather.
To daytime events and dinners, with heeled shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, close to the body from bust to hem.

Length: Just above the knee.

Neckline: Shallow V-neckline at the front and back; the upper front neckline and armholes are faced with lining, the back neckline and armholes with interfaced facings.

Front: The upper front has a pleat turned towards the centre and loose folds laid between marks where it meets the contrast panel; the lower front has a pleat and loose folds laid into the curved seam with the middle panel.

Back: Cut in two halves with darts and a centre back seam; zipper from the neckline down to a mark.

Finishing: Hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Lining: Upper front only.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleats and loose folds set into curved seams, a lined upper front, facings joined at the shoulders and sides by enclosing the seams, a centre back zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Well-draping dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting colours: one for the main parts, one for the middle front panel.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric (upper front)
Fusible interfacing (back facings)
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: hem allowance – 2 cm. Other allowances - 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! Inscriptions on the patterns are made on the right side!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Upper front – 1 piece
- Lower front – 1 piece
- Back facing – 2 pieces
From contrasting fabric:
- Middle front – 1 piece
From lining fabric:
- Upper front – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce back facings with fusible interfacing.
Stitch darts on the back, press allowances towards the center. Overlock middle back edges separately. Stitch the middle back edge from the mark downwards, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
On the lower front, lay and secure a pleat. Attach the lower front to the middle, creating arbitrary pleats between the marks. Clip allowances on the curve, press towards the middle and overlock.
Lay and secure a pleat on the upper front according to the marking (depth directed towards the center). Lay and secure pleats on the lining piece of the upper front. Place the upper front with the lining right sides together and stitch the neckline and armholes. Clip allowances on the curves, turn the piece right side out and press. Align and secure the lower edges of the upper front and lining, creating arbitrary pleats along the edge of the main piece between the marks.
Attach the upper front to the middle. Press allowances towards the middle and overlock.
Overlock the lower edges of the back neckline facings. Place the back facing with the back right sides together and stitch the back neckline and armholes. Clip allowances on the curves. Insert the shoulder edge of the front between the back and the facing, folding allowances on the back, and stitch the shoulder edge. Place the back and front along the side edge, cover with the facing and stitch. Press allowances towards the back and overlock. Turn the garment right side out, straighten, press. Fold the allowance of the middle facing edge and secure it to the zipper tape.
Press the lower hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.