Dress with Yoke, Flaps, and Sleeves

Name: Dress with Yoke, Flaps, and Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4568
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4568

A women's straight dress of knee length with front yokes, princess seams, two buttoned flaps set into the yoke seams and short set-in sleeves with button tabs. Round neckline with a slit at the centre front; concealed zip and vent at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, denim.

Tech. Description

Dress with Yoke, Flaps, and Sleeves

When To Wear

In summer and early autumn for work or town, on its own or with a light cardigan.
Made in denim, as a casual day dress with flat shoes or sneakers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, shaped by front princess seams and back darts.

Length: Just above the knee.

Neckline: Round, with a short slit at the centre front, finished with interfaced facings.

Front: Centre panel and two side panels joined by princess seams running from the yokes to the hem; yokes across the chest.

Pockets: No pockets; two decorative flaps with a buttonhole and button are sewn into the yoke seams, edgestitched 0.1 cm from the edge.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves, hem turned twice by 1 cm. A buttoned tab sewn to the inside of each sleeve holds it rolled up.

Back: Two pieces with waist darts and a centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Interfaced vent at the centre back hem, its allowances held by machine stitching; overlocked seams; hem turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A back vent, a concealed zip, a faced neckline with a slit, and flaps set into a yoke seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, denim.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (flaps, neckline facings, vent)
Concealed zip
4 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance for garment and sleeve hem — 2.0 cm, slit allowance – 6 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Center front – 1 piece
Side front – 2 pieces
Front yoke — 2 pieces
Sleeve - 2 pieces
Tab - 2 pieces
Flap - 4 pieces
Back neckline facing — 2 pieces
Front neckline facing — 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Flap - 2 pieces
Back neckline facing — 2 pieces
Front neckline facing — 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to flaps and neckline facings.
Stitch darts on back pieces, press allowances towards the center.
On the left back piece, cut 5 cm along the vertical edge of the slit. On both back pieces, fuse the slit from the wrong side. On the right side, mark the center seam line (slit fold line). Press the left piece along the slit fold line; on the right piece, press only the allowance of the right side of the slit (6 cm) to the wrong side. Align the pieces along the center seam and secure at the upper edge of the slit. Overlock the center back edge separately on each piece. Overlock the slit allowances. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the slit corner. Clip the corner of the slit seam allowance on the right piece. Press open the center seam allowances, press the slit allowances and secure them with machine stitching. Insert the invisible zipper.
Fold flap pieces in pairs right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Trim allowances at the corner, turn the flap right side out, shape, and press. Topstitch 0.1 cm from the edge, make the buttonhole.
Stitch the princess seams of the front, press allowances towards the center and overlock. Attach yokes to the front, inserting the flaps, press allowances towards the yokes and overlock.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the dress with the facing right sides together, aligning the neckline edges. Stitch the neckline edge and the front opening. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn pieces right side out, shape and press. Secure the facing to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
Fold tabs lengthwise in half right sides together and stitch along the long and short edges. Turn right side out, trimming allowances at corners, shape and press. Overlock the open short edge, make buttonholes. Topstitch tabs according to markings on the wrong side of the sleeves.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches. Press allowances and overlock.
Overlock the garment hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Fold the sleeve hem twice by 1 cm, press and topstitch.
Sew on buttons for flaps and on sleeves.