Knit Gathered Front Tank Dress

Name: Knit Gathered Front Tank Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4164
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4164

A sleeveless women's knit dress with a scoop neckline, a high seam under the bust and a gathered front panel (apron) laid over the skirt front. The upper front is shirred with elastic thread along its centre seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: for knit fabric only: well-draping jersey with medium stretch.

Tech. Description

Knit Gathered Front Tank Dress

When To Wear

On warm summer days, on its own with sandals or flat shoes.
On holiday and for casual weekend outings.
With a cardigan or a light jacket on cooler evenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with a high waist seam at the front; the skirt widens towards the hem.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Wide scoop neckline; the front neckline and armholes are finished by a self-fabric lining of the upper front, the back neckline and armholes are turned under and topstitched.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Upper front cut in four pieces (two outer, two inner), joined at the centre and gathered with elastic thread along the seam. The apron is gathered at its upper edge and along a marked line, caught into the neckline seam, topstitched at the under-bust seam and joined to the lower front at the hem, which gives a softly ballooning front.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam, no waist seam.

Finishing: Side edges of the apron and the garment hem turned under and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches, shirring with elastic thread, gathering and layering the apron over the lower front.

Fabric Recommendations

For knit fabric only: well-draping jersey with medium stretch.

Additional Supplies

Elastic thread

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: back bottom edge – 2.0 cm; back neckline edge, back armhole edge, apron side edges – 1.5 cm; other seams 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:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front lower – 1 piece
- Front upper – 4 pieces
- Apron - 1 piece

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 overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch the center back seam. Press seam allowances open and overlock.
Overlock the side edges of the apron, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Along the upper edge and along the marked line of the apron, make a stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather.
Stitch the center seams of the front upper parts, press seam allowances. Stitch along the seam with elastic thread. Place the front upper pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline edge, inserting the upper edge of the apron between them. Stitch the armhole edges. Turn the front upper right side out, press.
Attach the front upper to the lower, press seam allowances, overlock.
Place the apron right side to the wrong side of the front lower and stitch the bottom edge. Press seam allowances and overlock. Turn the garment right side out.
Overlock the back neckline edge, armhole edges, and bottom edge.
Stitch the side seams, enclosing the seam with the back armhole allowance and the back bottom edge allowance. Press side seam allowances and overlock. Stitch the shoulder seams, enclosing the seam with the back armhole allowance and the back neckline allowance. Press shoulder seam allowances and overlock. Turn the garment right side out.
Fold the bottom edge of the garment, the armhole edge, and the back neckline edge to the wrong side, press and topstitch.
Topstitch the apron to the front in the seam joining the front upper and lower parts.