Sleeveless Crossover Collar Band Top

Name: Sleeveless Crossover Collar Band Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4195
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4195

A fitted sleeveless women's top with a high stand collar whose front edge continues into a band crossing the front diagonally to the left side seam. Shaped with panel seams front and back, with a concealed separating zipper in the right side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, blends.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Crossover Collar Band Top

When To Wear

In summer on its own, or under a jacket in spring and autumn.
With pencil skirts and tailored trousers for the office or for dinner.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, close to the body, hip length.

Collar: High stand collar cut in one piece. At the front it runs down beside the neckline and crosses over from the right towards the left side, where its end is caught into the seam between the upper and lower left front and into the left side seam.

Front: Four pieces: a centre panel, a right side panel and an asymmetric left side cut into upper and lower parts.

Back: Centre back seam and two princess seams running from the armholes to the hem.

Closure: Concealed separating zipper in the right side seam.

Finishing: Armholes finished with a folded bias binding, turned to the inside and topstitched along the fold; hem pressed up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric front, a collar set partly into the neckline and partly into two seams, a concealed zipper and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres: silk, viscose, blends.

Additional Supplies

Concealed separating zipper

Cutter's Must

Center back - 2 pieces
Side back - 2 pieces
Center front - 1 piece
Right Side front - 1 piece
Left Lower front – 1 piece
Left Upper front – 1 piece
Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the princess seams and the center seam of the back. Press the seams towards the center and serge. Press the center seam to the left side and serge.
Attach the left and right side panels to the center front. Serge the seam allowances and press towards the center.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press the seams towards the back and serge.
Cut a bias binding equal to the armhole length. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right sides out, and press. Align the bias binding with the armhole edge on the right side and stitch, then fold the bias binding to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Attach the outer collar to the neckline and the upper edge of the center and side. Clip the seam allowance at the “arrow” notch. Fold the inner COLLAR's seam allowance inwards and topstitch into the outer COLLAR's attachment seam. Attach the inner collar section to the upper edge of the left lower.
Stitch the upper and lower left front panels, inserting the collar. Overlap the collar towards the center relative to the attachment seam. Serge the seam allowance. Stitch the left side seam, inserting the collar, also overlapped by half its width. Serge the seam allowance and press towards the back.
Serge the right side seams. Insert the zipper.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.