Belted Color Blocked V-Neck Dress

Name: Belted Color Blocked V-Neck Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4264
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4264

A sleeveless women's dress with a V-neckline, a waist seam and a pleated skirt finished at the hem with three horizontal bands in two contrast fabrics and the main fabric. Worn with a wide self-fabric belt fastened by a large buckle. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, plus two contrast fabrics for the hem bands.

Tech. Description

Belted Color Blocked V-Neck Dress

When To Wear

Daytime events, office days and summer parties.
Spring and summer on its own; with a fitted jacket or cardigan in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, skirt with pleats at the waist seam standing slightly away from the body.

Length: Just above the knee.

Neckline: V-neckline finished with an interfaced facing that also finishes the armholes.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Upper front in two pieces joined by a centre front seam; darts stitched to 3 cm from the lower edge and released above.

Closure: Concealed zip in the left side seam.

Back: Upper back in one piece with waist darts; lower back cut on the fold.

Skirt: Lower front and back cut on the fold, with pleats turned towards the centre. Below them, three bands are joined one under another: a band in contrast fabric 1, a band in the main fabric and a hem band in contrast fabric 2.

Waist: Wide belt, stitched and topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge, with a buckle and eyelets.

Finishing: Seams overlocked and pressed upwards; 4 cm hem turned up and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleats, released darts, several horizontal colour-block seams that must match at the side seams, a concealed zip and a combined facing.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, plus two contrast fabrics for the hem bands.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (facings)
Concealed zip
Decorative buckle, 8 cm high
Eyelets

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 – 4 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 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper back - 1 piece
- Lower back - 1 piece on fold
- Back insert_2 - 1 piece
- Upper front – 2 pieces
- Lower front - 1 piece on fold
- Front insert_2 - 1 piece
- Back facing - 1 piece
- Front facing - 2 pieces
- Belt - 1 piece
From contrasting fabric 1:
- Back insert_1 - 1 piece
- Front insert_1 - 1 piece
From contrasting fabric 2:
- Back insert_3 - 1 piece
- Front insert_3 - 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing - 1 piece
- Front facing - 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce facings with fusible interfacing.
On the upper back pieces, stitch the waist darts, trim the depths to 1 cm, overlock, and press towards the center. On the upper front pieces, stitch the darts 3 cm from the lower edge, spread the depth to two sides, and press.
Stitch the center front seam, press allowances open and overlock.
On the lower back piece, create and secure the pleats, with depths directed towards the center. Stitch the upper and lower back pieces, press allowances upwards and overlock. Attach insert_1 to the lower back piece, press allowances upwards and overlock. Attach insert_2 to insert_1, press allowances upwards and overlock. Attach insert_3 to insert_2, press allowances upwards and overlock. Process the front similarly.
Overlock the left side seams separately. Stitch the left side seam from the armhole to the first mark and from the second mark to the bottom, press allowances open, pressing the slit for the zipper. Insert the zipper. Stitch the right side seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the center front facing seam, starting the stitch strictly at the marked neckline line, press allowances open. Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the facings, press allowances open. Overlock the lower edge. Fold the facing with the neckline right sides together. Stitch the neckline edge, clip allowances at curves. Turn the piece right side out and press. Stitch the armhole in two steps: first the back, then the front. Clip allowances at curves, press. Secure the facing to the garment at the side and center allowances.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Fold the belt piece in half lengthwise right sides together and stitch along the long and one short side. Turn the belt right side out, turn in the allowances of the unstitched section and topstitch 0.5 cm from the perimeter of the belt. Thread and secure the buckle. Adjust the belt length and punch eyelets.