Overlap Lapel Collar Short Sleeve Dress

Name: Overlap Lapel Collar Short Sleeve Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4588
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4588

A fitted women's knit dress with a wrap-look bodice: two collar halves cross at the front into a V, the right bodice is pleated and trimmed with three buttons, and a curved seam joins the bodice to the skirt front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Overlap Lapel Collar Short Sleeve Dress

When To Wear

At the office in spring and summer, or under a jacket in cooler weather.
For daytime events and dinners, with pumps or sandals.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shape.

Length: Knee length.

Collar: A wide collar made of left and right halves, each stitched in two layers and interfaced. It runs around the back neck and the two halves overlap at the front, forming a V-neckline.

Front: Asymmetric bodice. The upper left front has a bust dart; the upper right front has pleats turned towards the side seam and three decorative buttons. Both are joined to a one-piece lower front by a curved seam that rises from the waist on one side towards the bust on the other.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves.

Back: Centre back seam running the full length.

Finishing: Sleeve hems turned up 1.2 cm and body hem 2 cm, both topstitched; sleeve and side seams sewn in one continuous seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric bodice with pleats and a dart, a two-part collar sewn into a crossed neckline, and a curved seam across the front, all in knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with medium stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (collar)
3 decorative buttons

Fabric & Materials

Fabric recommendations: medium stretch knit fabric made of natural or blended fibers. Also needed: knit fusible interfacing; 3 buttons.

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance – 2 cm, sleeve hem allowance – 1.2 cm; other seams - 0.7 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 knit fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Upper Left Front – 1 piece
Upper Right Front – 1 piece
Lower Front – 1 piece
Left Collar – 2 pieces
Right Collar – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Left Collar – 1 piece
Right Collar – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to one Left Collar and one Right Collar piece.
Stitch the centre back seam of the Back, press the allowances to the left side and serge.
Stitch the bust dart on the Upper Left Front, trim the dart allowance with an overlocker. Fold and stitch the pleats on the Upper Right Front according to the markings (pleat folds turned towards the side seam).
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the Left Collar pieces together and the Right Collar pieces together at the centre back. Fold the collar right sides together and stitch along the outer edge. Turn the collar right side out, press.
Place the collar against the wrong side of the dress and stitch the Left Collar along the neckline edge as far as the centre back; serge the allowances. Fold the left end of the collar to the right side and tack it to the centre front edge of the Upper Left Front. Insert the left front between the Upper Right Front and the collar and stitch the remaining part of the collar seam from the centre back down to the waist. Serge the allowances.
Stitch the upper fronts to the Lower Front along the curved seam, press the allowances down and serge.
Serge the hem of the Sleeve, press it to the wrong side and topstitch. Set the Sleeve into the open armhole, press the allowances and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seams and the side seams in one continuous seam, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the hem of the dress, press it to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the decorative buttons onto the Upper Right Front.