Dress with Pleated Neckline and Ruched Skirt

Name: Dress with Pleated Neckline and Ruched Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4589
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4589

A fitted women's dress with a high horizontal seam under the bust, soft pleats at the centre front neckline, draped pleats at one side of the skirt front, short cap sleeves and an invisible zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Tech. Description

Dress with Pleated Neckline and Ruched Skirt

When To Wear

At the office, on its own in summer or under a jacket in cooler months.
For daytime events and dinners, with heeled shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shape, with darts on the back.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Round neckline with pleats on the upper front, turned away from the centre. Finished with an interfaced facing.

Waist: A seam just under the bust joins the upper and lower parts on the front and on the back.

Skirt: The lower front has pleats laid at one side seam, gathering the fabric diagonally across the hip.

Sleeves: Short cap sleeves covering the shoulder; the lower part of the armhole is finished with a folded bias strip, topstitched.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Back: Upper and lower back with darts and a centre back seam running the full length.

Finishing: Sleeve hems turned up 1.2 cm and the dress hem 2.5 cm, both topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Laying pleats on the front pieces, an invisible zip, a faced neckline, and cap sleeves with a bias-bound lower armhole.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip (centre back)
Fusible interfacing (front and back neckline facings)

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 – 2.5 cm; hem allowance for the sleeve 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical details).

From main fabric:

Upper back - 2 pieces
Lower back – 2 pieces
Upper front - 1 piece
Lower front – 1 piece
Sleeve — 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
Front neckline facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Front neckline facing – 1 piece
Back neckline facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Note: Markings on patterns are made on the right side.

Interface the facing pieces.
Stitch darts on back pieces. Press seam allowances towards the center. Stitch upper and lower back pieces. Overlock and press seam allowances upwards. Overlock center back seam allowances separately. Stitch seam allowances from zipper mark downwards. Press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening. Insert the zipper.
On the lower front, lay and secure pleats. On the upper front, lay and secure pleats (depths directed away from the center). Stitch upper and lower front parts. Overlock and press seam allowance upwards.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of facings, press seam allowances open. Overlock outer edge. Place dress and facings right sides together, aligning neckline edges. Stitch neckline edge. Attach facing to shoulder seams and zipper tape.
Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches. Overlock seam allowances.
Cut a bias binding strip 4 cm wide and a length equal to the length of the lower armhole + 6 cm. Fold the bias binding strip in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding strip on the armhole edge, right side of fabric, extending tails, and stitch. Fold the binding strip to the wrong side, clip seams, and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress bottom, press to the wrong side and topstitch.