Ruffled Cold Shoulder Sheath Dress

Name: Ruffled Cold Shoulder Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4743
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4743

A women's fitted knee-length sheath dress with princess seams front and back, a round neckline and long set-in sleeves with an opening in the outer sleeve seam below a frill at the shoulder. Lined sleeves, four buttons on each sleeve, a concealed zipper and a vent at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres; lining fabric for the sleeves.

Tech. Description

Ruffled Cold-Shoulder Dress

When To Wear

For evening events, dinners and parties in autumn and spring.
For the office or for celebrations with heels and a clutch; the long sleeves make a jacket unnecessary.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, shaped by princess seams from the armhole on the front and back.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: High round neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with an outer seam and an inner seam. The outer seam is left open between markings in the upper sleeve, with a frill at the shoulder above the opening. The sleeves are lined; the lining finishes the edges of the opening.

Front: Centre front cut in one piece on the fold, with side front panels.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zipper; centre back and side back panels; a vent at the hem, interfaced and secured with machine stitching.

Finishing: Four buttons on each sleeve along the outer seam; dress and sleeve hems finished with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A back vent combined with a concealed zipper in the same seam, princess seams, and sleeves lined and faced around an opening in the outer seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres; lining fabric for the sleeves.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric (sleeves)
Concealed zipper
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, vent)
8 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; dress hem allowance – 2.0 cm, sleeve hem allowance – 2.0 cm, allowance along the vent – 6 cm. Attention! First of all, 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 1 piece on fold
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From lining fabric:
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facings and Front Neckline Facing.
Stitch the back princess seams (Center Back to Side Back), press the allowances towards the center and serge.
On the left Center Back, cut off 5 cm along the vertical edge of the vent. On the wrong side of both Center Back pieces, fuse interfacing to the vent area. On the right side, mark the center seam line (the vent fold line). Press the left piece along the vent fold line; on the right piece, press only the right-side vent allowance (6 cm) to the wrong side. Align the pieces along the center seam and baste them together along the upper edge of the vent. Serge the vent allowances. Stitch the center back seam from the marking to the corner of the vent. Clip the vent seam allowance at the corner on the right piece. Press the center seam allowances open, press the vent allowances and secure them with machine stitching. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the front princess seams (Center Front to Side Front), press the allowances towards the center and serge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings and serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the dress right sides together, matching the neckline edges, and stitch. Clip the allowances on the curves, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Tack the facing to the shoulder seams and to the zipper tape.
Serge the lower edges of the lining Sleeve. Place the lining Sleeve on the main fabric Sleeve right sides together and stitch the section between the markings on the outer edge. Clip the allowances at the markings and on the curves, turn the lining to the wrong side and press. Fold the sleeve right sides together along the outer seam and stitch, continuing the seam onto the lining. Press the allowances open and serge. Baste the lining to the sleeve along the open edges and treat them as one piece from now on.
Stitch the inner sleeve seam, press the allowances and serge. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the allowances and serge.
Serge the dress and sleeve hem allowances, press them to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Sew the buttons onto the sleeves.