Fitted Sleeveless Buckle Dress

Fabric & Materials

Fabric recommendations: suiting fabrics made of natural or blended fibers. YOU WILL ALSO NEED: fusible interfacing, a concealed zipper, a decorative buckle.

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: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the dress bottom – 3 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! Markings on the patterns are on the right side of the fabric!

• From main fabric:
  • Back - 2 pieces
  • Back side panel - 2 pieces
  • Right front - 1 piece
  • Left front - 1 piece
  • Front side panel - 2 pieces
  • Right facing - 1 piece
  • Left facing - 1 piece
  • Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
  • Strap - 1 piece
• From fusible interfacing:
  • Right facing - 1 piece
  • Left facing - 1 piece
  • Back neckline facing - 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

1. Fuse interfacing to the back neckline facings and front facings.
2. Stitch the back side panel to the back along the lower edge, press seam allowances upwards and overcast. Stitch the back princess seams, press seam allowances towards the center and overcast.
3. Overcast the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the lower edge, press seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
4. Stitch the front side panels to the front pieces, clipping the seam allowance at the corner. Press seam allowances towards the center and overcast.
5. Overcast the center edge of the left front, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
6. Stitch the shoulder seams, clip seam allowances at curves, press open and overcast.
7. Stitch the back neckline facings to the front facings, clip seam allowances at curves and press open. Overcast the outer edges of the right facing. On the left facing, overcast the outer edge and the notch up to the mark.
8. Place the back neckline facing and front facings with the upper back piece right sides together and stitch. On the left front: back neckline and front neckline up to the mark. Clip seam allowances at the mark. On the right front: back neckline, front neckline, and front edge. Clip seam allowances, turn facings to the wrong side, and press.
9. Overlap the right front onto the left front, aligning the center lines, and topstitch into the horizontal seam of the left side panel attachment, securing the left front.
10. Fold the strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long and short edges. Turn the piece right side out, straighten, and press.
11. Stitch the side seams, inserting the strap into the left side seam, press seam allowances towards the back and overcast.
12. Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise right side out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Clip seam allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
13. Overcast the hem allowance of the dress bottom, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
14. Thread the strap and the protruding part of the right front through the buckle and secure.