A-line Dress with Flared Overlapping Cuff Sleeves

Name: A-line Dress with Flared Overlapping Cuff Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4771
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4771

A women's A-line dress above the knee with a round neckline, three-quarter set-in sleeves and an invisible zip in the centre back seam. Each sleeve ends in a wide cuff whose ends overlap, so it opens into a flared, split edge. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

A-line Dress with Flared Overlapping Cuff Sleeves

When To Wear

At the office in spring and autumn, with tights and court shoes or ankle boots.
For daytime events and dinners, where the shaped cuffs are the main detail.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, widening gently from the bust to the hem; bust darts on the front, waist and shoulder darts on the back.

Length: Above the knee.

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

Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves. The cuff is hemmed on its sides and lower edge, its right end is lapped over the left, and it is then stitched to the sleeve, giving a flared edge with an open overlap.

Front: Cut in one piece on the fold, no seams.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zip from the neck.

Finishing: Hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched; cuff edges turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Darts, an invisible zip, a faced neckline and set-in sleeves; the lapped cuff is the only unusual step.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Invisible zip

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 dress bottom – 2.0 cm, hem allowance for the cuff bottom – 1.2 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details).

From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing — 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing — 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to facing pieces.
Stitch waist and shoulder darts on the back, press allowances towards the center. Stitch bust darts on the front, press allowances upwards.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press allowances open, pressing the zipper opening flat. Insert the zipper.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, serge the outer edge. Place the 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 zipper tape.
Stitch sleeve seam, press allowances and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches. Press allowances and serge.
Serge side and bottom edges of the cuff, press to the wrong side, topstitch. Overlap the right side of the cuff over the left and secure. Attach cuff to the bottom edge of the sleeve, press allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.