Tailored Collared Vest with Decorative Belt

Name: Tailored Collared Vest with Decorative Belt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4594
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4594

A women's fitted, fully lined vest with princess seams front and back, a wide collar with a contrasting trim band and a shaped belt panel fastened with a decorative buckle. One button closes the front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: suiting in natural or blended fibres, with a contrasting fabric for the collar and belt trim.

Tech. Description

Tailored Collared Vest with Decorative Belt

When To Wear

Over a blouse or a fine turtleneck with trousers or a straight skirt for the office.
As the top layer of a suit in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the waist by princess seams, flaring slightly below the belt.

Length: Hip length; the fronts overlap at the hem.

Collar: Wide collar running down the deep V neckline, cut in two halves joined at the centre back, with a contrasting trim band set into each layer.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes faced with the lining.

Closure: One buttonhole on the right front and a button on the left.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams.

Waist: Belt made of an upper and a lower outer part with a contrasting middle band, joined at the centre back; its ends pass through a decorative buckle at the front and are stitched down.

Finishing: Front edges, neckline and hem faced; interfaced front facings, back neck facing and hem facings.

Lining: Full lining cut from the main pattern pieces minus the facings; the vest is bagged out through an opening in the left side seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, a pieced collar and belt with contrast inserts, bagged lining with armholes stitched through the side-seam opening.

Fabric Recommendations

Suiting in natural or blended fibres, with a contrasting fabric for the collar and belt trim.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Contrasting fabric for the trim
Fusible interfacing
1 button
1 decorative buckle

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Center back – 2 pieces
Side back – 2 pieces
Center front - 2 pieces
Side front – 2 pieces
Front facing — 2 pieces
Collar — 4 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Back hem facing — 2 pieces
Front hem facing — 2 pieces
Inner belt – 2 pieces
Outer belt upper – 2 pieces
Outer belt lower – 2 pieces

From contrasting fabric:

Collar trim – 4 pieces
Belt trim – 2 pieces

From lining fabric:

Center back – 2 pieces
Side back – 2 pieces
Side front – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Front facing — 2 pieces
Collar — 2 pieces
Collar trim – 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Back hem facing — 2 pieces
Front hem facing — 2 pieces

Attention! Lining pieces are cut according to the main fabric patterns without facings.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the center back seam, press seam allowances to the left. Stitch the back princess seams, press seam allowances towards the center.
Stitch the front princess seams, press seam allowances towards the center.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back.
Stitch trim pieces to collar pieces, press seam allowances towards the trim. Stitch the center seams of the collars, press seam allowances open. Place collars right sides together and stitch the ends and outer edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn collar right side out, shape, press. Baste collar to vest neckline.
Stitch the lining back and front princess seams, press seam allowances towards the center of the pieces. Stitch hem facings to lining pieces, press seam allowances upwards. Stitch the center back lining seam, press seam allowances to the left. Stitch the back neckline facing and front facings to the lining, press seam allowances towards the main fabric. Stitch shoulder and side seams, leaving an opening in the left side seam.
Place the garment and lining right sides together and stitch along the front edge, neckline, and hem. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the vest right side out, shape, press.
Stitch the armhole in two steps through the opening in the side seam: back armhole from shoulder seam to side seam, and front armhole from shoulder seam to side seam. Close the technical opening.
On the right front, make a buttonhole according to markings, sew a button on the left front.
Stitch the upper and lower outer belt pieces to the belt trim, press seam allowances towards the trim. Stitch the center seams of the belt pieces, press seam allowances open. Place belt pieces right sides together and stitch the upper and lower edges. Trim seam allowances at corners, turn the piece right side out, shape, press. Finish the short sides. Thread the finished short sides of the belt through the buckle and topstitch.