Fitted Sleeveless Buckle Dress

Name: Fitted Sleeveless Buckle Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4558
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4558

A women's fitted sleeveless dress, mid-calf length, with a wrap-look front: the right front crosses over the left to the left side, where its end and a strap from the side seam are joined with a decorative buckle. Princess seams at the back, concealed zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: suiting fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Fitted Sleeveless Buckle Dress

When To Wear

At the office, alone in warm weather or over a fine top or blouse.
For daytime events and dinners.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath.

Length: Mid-calf.

Neckline: Deep V formed by the wrap, faced with interfaced front facings joined to the back neck facing.

Front: Right and left fronts with front side panels joined in an angled seam. The right front overlaps the left along the centre line and is anchored in the horizontal seam of the left side panel; the left front edge is overlocked, turned in and topstitched.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams; the back side panels are joined to the back along their lower edge.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with bias binding turned to the inside and topstitched.

Finishing: 3 cm hem, overlocked and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric overlapping front with facings, angled seams that need clipping at the corner, a concealed zipper, a strap and buckle.

Fabric Recommendations

Suiting fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facings)
Concealed zipper
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 - 2 pieces
Right front - 1 piece
Left front - 1 piece
Front side - 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

Fuse interfacing to the back neckline facings and front facings.
Stitch the back side to the back along the lower edge, press seam allowances upwards and overlock. Stitch the back princess seams, press seam allowances towards the center and overlock.
Overlock 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.
Stitch the front side panels to the front pieces, clipping the seam allowance at the corner. Press seam allowances towards the center and overlock.
Overlock the center edge of the left front, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Stitch the shoulder seams, clip seam allowances at curves, press open and overlock.
Stitch the back neckline facings to the front facings, clip seam allowances at curves and press open. Overlock the outer edges of the right facing. On the left facing, overlock the outer edge and the notch up to the mark.
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.
Overlap the right front onto the left front, aligning the center lines, and topstitch into the horizontal seam of the left side attachment, securing the left front.
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.
Stitch the side seams, inserting the strap into the left side seam, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
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.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress bottom, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Thread the strap and the protruding of the right front through the buckle and secure.