Kimono Sleeve Belted Pencil Dress

Name: Kimono Sleeve Belted Pencil Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4719
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4719

A knee-length women's dress with elbow-length kimono sleeves cut in one with the bodice, a waist seam, a straight skirt and a wide self-fabric belt that fastens with two buttons at the back. Concealed zipper and slit in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics with good drape, of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Kimono Sleeve Belted Dress

When To Wear

To the office and to daytime meetings, with court shoes or low heels.
In spring, summer and early autumn; over a fine knit or under a jacket on cooler days.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose bodice with cut-on sleeves over a fitted straight skirt; bodice and skirt are joined by a horizontal waist seam at front and back.

Length: To the knee.

Neckline: Round neckline close to the base of the neck, finished with front and back facings.

Sleeves: Kimono sleeves to the elbow, cut in one with the upper front and upper back; the shoulder and upper sleeve seam is sewn in one pass, as is the side and underarm seam.

Waist: Darts on the upper and lower front and back pieces; waist seam allowances pressed upwards. A wide belt, cut as one piece folded lengthwise, buttons at the centre back with two buttons.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zipper from the neckline and a slit at the hem; the slit allowances are topstitched 0.2 cm from the edge.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems overlocked, turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Darts and a waist seam, a concealed zipper, a centre back slit, a neckline facing tacked to the zipper tape, and buttonholes on the belt.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics with good drape, of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, belt)
Concealed zipper
2 buttons

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 sleeve edges (cut in one with the back and front) – 1.5 cm; hem allowance for dress bottom – 2.0 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 pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 1 piece
- Lower Front – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Waistband (belt) – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Waistband (belt) – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Interface the neckline facings with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the darts on the back and front pieces, press the dart depths towards the center of the pieces. Trim the dart depth of the Upper Front to 1 cm and overlock.
Stitch the Upper Back to the Lower Back, press allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the center back seam separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the slit mark, press the allowances open. Insert the zipper. Topstitch the allowances along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge.
Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front, press allowances upwards and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams together with the upper sleeve seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch the side seams and underarm sleeve seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, overlock the outer edge. Place dress and facing right sides together, aligning neckline edges, and stitch. Clip allowances at curves, turn facing to the wrong side and press. Attach facing to shoulder seams and to zipper tape.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress and sleeve bottom, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Fold the Waistband (belt) in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch, leaving an opening on the long side for turning. Turn the belt right side out, shape and press. Slipstitch the opening closed. Make the buttonholes and sew on the buttons.