Stretch Dress with Placket and Belt

Name: Stretch Dress with Placket and Belt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4252
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4252

A knee-length women's dress in stretch woven fabric with a wrap-effect V-neck bodice gathered at the waist, a folded band set along the V, short cap sleeves and belt loops at the waist seam. Concealed zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Tech. Description

Stretch Dress with Placket and Belt

When To Wear

In spring and summer for the office and daytime events.
With a narrow belt 1.5–2 cm wide threaded through the loops.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, with a waist seam; the skirt is straight to the knee.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Deep V formed by two upper fronts, the right lapped over the left; a folded, interfaced band is caught into the facing seam along each side of the V.

Front: Upper fronts gathered along the lower edge between marks; one-piece lower front with darts.

Sleeves: Short cap sleeves with a single seam, set into the armhole.

Waist: Waist seam with belt loops, sewn into the seam at the front and back.

Back: Princess seams on the bodice and skirt and a centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the left side seam.

Finishing: Neckline finished with interfaced facings; dress and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A lapped and gathered wrap bodice, bands set into the neckline facing seam, princess seams, belt loops in the waist seam and a concealed side zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, bands)
Belt 1.5–2 cm wide (worn with the dress)

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 for the dress bottom — 2 cm, sleeve hem — 1.5 cm, upper and lower belt loop allowance — 0 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Upper front - 2 pieces
- Lower front - 1 piece
- Upper side back — 2 pieces
- Upper center back — 2 pieces
- Lower side back — 2 pieces
- Lower center back — 2 pieces
- Placket — 2 pieces
- Sleeve — 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- Belt loop — 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- Front neckline facing — 2 pieces
- Placket — 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
Fold the placket lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch the upper corner. Turn the placket right side out and press.
Fold the belt loop piece lengthwise in half and stitch the raw edges. Turn right side out, press, and cut according to the number of belt loops.
Stitch the back princess seams on the upper parts. Finish the allowances and press towards the center. Stitch the center back seam. Finish the allowance and press to the left side.
Stitch the darts on the lower front parts. Press the dart folds towards the center. Stitch the princess seams on the lower back parts. Finish the allowances and press towards the center. Stitch the center seam. Press the allowance to the left side.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the upper front and back parts. Finish the allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the facings. Press the allowances open. Finish the outer edge of the facings. Place the facings on the neckline and stitch, inserting the plackets. Turn the facings to the wrong side and press.
Along the lower edge of the upper front, stitch with a loosely tensioned upper thread and gather between the straight marks. Place the right upper front over the left and secure along the lower edge.
Align the lower edge of the belt loop with the lower edge of the upper back and stitch 1 cm from the seam line. Fold the free end of the belt loop down and attach it to the allowance, aligning the raw edges. Similarly, attach the belt loops to the upper front.
Stitch the upper and lower back and front parts. Finish the allowances and press downwards.
Stitch, finish, and press the right side seam towards the back. Finish the left side seams. Stitch the section under the armhole and the section from the bottom to the zipper mark. Press the allowance open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Finish the allowance and press towards the back. Set the sleeve into the armhole, matching the notches.
Finish the bottom edge of the garment and the sleeve hems, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
The dress is recommended to be worn with a belt 1.5 — 2 cm wide.