Convertible Collar Button Front Midi Dress

Name: Convertible Collar Button Front Midi Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4578
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4578

A women's midi dress with a waist seam, cut-on short sleeves finished with turn-back cuffs, a collar cut in one with the bodice, and a bodice front fastened with buttons on rouleau loops. A concealed zipper in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Convertible Collar Midi Dress

When To Wear

Spring and summer days, on its own with flat shoes or sandals.
Office and daytime events: the collar and buttoned bodice give it a shirt-dress look.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice joined at the waist to a flared skirt.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Collar: Cut in one with the upper front and the front facing, joined at the centre back; it turns back to form open lapels and a V-neckline.

Sleeves: Short, cut in one with the bodice and sewn together with the side seams, finished with a folded cuff turned up onto the right side.

Front: Upper front with waist darts and shoulder pleats. Twelve rouleau loops made from a bias strip are set into the right front edge to hold buttons on the left; the skirt below has a centre front seam.

Back: Upper back cut in one piece with darts; lower back in two pieces with a centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the left side seam.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem turned once and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A collar cut in one with the bodice and facing, clipping into the shoulder corner, rouleau button loops, a concealed side zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, cuffs)
Concealed zipper
12 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: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the dress bottom — 1.2 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 details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:

Upper back - 1 piece
Lower back – 2 pieces
Upper front - 2 pieces
Lower front - 2 pieces
Front facing — 2 pieces
Cuff — 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Front facing — 2 pieces
Cuff — 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the darts of the upper back, press the dart allowances towards the center. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, overlock allowances and press upwards.
Stitch the darts of the upper front, press the dart allowances towards the center. Form and secure the pleats on the shoulder edges (pleat depths directed away from the center). Stitch the upper and lower front parts, overlock allowances and press upwards.
Stitch the shoulder seams, clipping the front piece at the corner, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch the seam of the integrated collar, press allowances open. Attach the collar to the neckline, press allowances towards the collar.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 50 cm long for the rouleau loops. Fold the strip lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and shape the rouleau. Cut the rouleau into 12 pieces, form loops, adjust length. Place and stitch them onto the right front piece, positioning the loops from the edge.
Stitch the seam of the integrated collar facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the front facing on the dress, right sides together, and stitch the lapel and flying edges between the marks. Clip allowances at the marks. Turn the front facing to the wrong side, shape, and press. Stitch the center front seam simultaneously with the center front facing seam, press allowances open and overlock. Clip the front facings at the corners of the shoulder seam, turn the collar allowance inwards and topstitch into the seam of the lower collar attachment. Secure the shoulder edges of the front facing to the shoulder seams of the dress.
Stitch the right side seam, simultaneously with the sleeve edge, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Overlock the left side edges separately. Stitch the left side seam from the lower sleeve edge to the mark and from the mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the cuff into a loop, press allowances open. Press the cuff lengthwise in half, right side out. Attach the cuff to the bottom of the sleeve, aligning it with the wrong side of the garment. Overlock allowances, fold the cuff to the right side, and press.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on buttons.