Fitted Boat Neck Dropped Shoulder Dress

Name: Fitted Boat Neck Dropped Shoulder Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4752
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4752

A women's fitted knee-length dress with a waist seam, a wide boat neckline and wide flared sleeves set into a dropped shoulder, edged with decorative trim. Concealed zipper and slit at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Dropped Shoulder Knee-Length Dress

When To Wear

For the office, dinners and receptions.
In spring and summer on its own, in cooler weather with tights and a coat.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice and a narrow skirt, shaped by darts above and below the waist seam.

Length: Around the knee.

Neckline: Wide boat neckline finished with an interfaced facing, tacked to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.

Sleeves: Wide flared sleeves sewn to a dropped shoulder, ending around the elbow, with decorative trim topstitched near the hem.

Front: Upper and lower front each cut in one piece on the fold, joined at the waist.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zipper and a hem slit, its edges topstitched 0.2 cm from the edge.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve allowances 3 cm, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Concealed zipper, a back slit, a faced boat neckline and fitting with darts across a waist seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Concealed zipper
Decorative trim for the sleeves (approximate length marked on the sleeve pattern piece)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem - 3.0 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 on fold
- Lower front - 1 piece on fold
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Reinforce neckline facings with fusible interfacing.
Stitch darts on back and front pieces, press allowances towards the center of the pieces. Trim the dart allowance of the upper front to 1 cm and serge.
Stitch upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back seam separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the slit mark, press allowances open. Insert the zipper. Topstitch allowances along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge.
Stitch upper and lower front parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge. Attach sleeves to the garment, press allowances towards the sleeve and serge. Stitch side seams and lower sleeve seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, serge the outer edge. Place the dress with the facing right sides together, aligning neckline edges, and stitch. Clip allowances on curves, turn facing to the wrong side and press. Secure facing to shoulder seams and to the zipper tape.
Serge the hem allowance of the dress bottom and sleeve hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Topstitch trim onto the sleeve.