Three-Quarter Sleeve Asymmetrical Dress with Decorative Buttons

Name: Three-Quarter Sleeve Asymmetrical Dress with Decorative Buttons
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4617
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4617

A women's fitted knee-length dress for knit fabric with an asymmetric wrapped front: the right front overlaps the left along a curved, stepped edge bound in contrasting knit binding that ends in a front slit. Four decorative buttons, a centre back seam and sleeves to below the elbow. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense knit with low to medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Three-Quarter Sleeve Asymmetrical Dress with Decorative Buttons

When To Wear

For the office and daytime meetings, with court shoes or ankle boots.
In autumn and spring with tights; the stable knit keeps its shape through a working day.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath for knit fabric, with a dart on the right front.

Length: Around the knee, with a front slit at the hem.

Neckline: Round neckline bound with contrasting knit binding, cut without seam allowance.

Front: Two different front pieces. The edge of the right front curves from the neckline across the bust, steps diagonally down and runs to the hem; it is bound together with the neckline and stitched over the left front through the binding seam. Below the slit mark both edges are turned in and topstitched 0.2 cm from the edge.

Closure: None; four buttons are sewn on for decoration, two at the bust and two at the step of the front edge.

Sleeves: One-piece set-in sleeves ending below the elbow, sewn in one seam with the side seam.

Back: Centre back seam.

Finishing: 2 cm hems on the dress and sleeves, topstitched with a twin needle; seams sewn with a stretch stitch or on an overlocker.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Applying binding evenly around a long curved edge and neckline on knit fabric, and topstitching the overlapped fronts into the binding seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense knit with low to medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Contrasting knit binding (approximate length marked on the front pattern piece)
4 decorative buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: 2 cm for the bottom edge of the garment and sleeve hem, 0 cm for the neckline, 0 cm for the right front edge (up to the slit), all 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.

Back – 2 pieces
Right Front – 1 piece
Left Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces

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 overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch the centre back seam of the Back, press the seam allowances to the left and serge.
Stitch the dart on the Right Front. Trim the dart allowance with an overlocker and press it downwards.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the shaped front edge of the Left Front. Clip the seam allowance at the slit mark. Below the mark, fold the allowance inwards and topstitch along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge.
On the Right Front, serge the front edge from the slit mark to the hem. Fold the allowance inwards and topstitch 0.2 cm from the edge. Bind the front edge of the Right Front, the neckline of the Right Front, the back neckline and the neckline of the Left Front with the contrasting binding. Place the Right Front over the Left Front, pin along the bound edge and topstitch the layers together in the binding seam.
Set the Sleeves into the armholes, press the seam allowances towards the sleeve and serge.
Stitch the side seam and the sleeve seam in one continuous seam, serge the seam allowances and press them towards the back.
Serge the hem allowances of the dress and the sleeves, press them to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on the decorative buttons as shown on the technical drawing.