High Neck Flared Sleeve Dress

Name: High Neck Flared Sleeve Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4792
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4792

A women's dress with a high funnel neck shaped by neckline darts, a waist seam, a flared skirt below the knee and a concealed zip in the centre back seam. Two sleeve versions: a flared one-piece sleeve, or a two-piece sleeve with a turn-back cuff. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

High Neck Flared Sleeve Dress

When To Wear

For work and daytime wear in spring and autumn.
The cuffed-sleeve version for cooler days, the flared-sleeve version for warmer weather.
For dinners and family events, with heeled shoes or boots.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice joined at the waist to a flared skirt.

Length: Below the knee.

Neckline: High funnel neck cut in one with the bodice, shaped by darts into the neckline on the upper front and upper back, and finished with an interfaced facing; there is no separate collar.

Sleeves: Set-in, with the cap eased into the armhole. Version 1: a two-piece sleeve (upper and lower sleeve) of about three-quarter length with an interfaced turn-back cuff. Version 2: a one-piece flared sleeve of elbow length with a topstitched hem.

Front: Upper front in one piece; lower front cut on the fold, with no centre front seam.

Back: Upper and lower back each cut in two halves, with a centre back seam and a concealed zip.

Waist: Seam joining the upper and lower parts, allowances pressed upwards.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem pressed 1.2 cm to the wrong side and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Neckline darts, a concealed zip, a neckline facing joined to the zip tape, set-in sleeves with an eased cap and, in version 1, a turn-back cuff.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings; cuffs in version 1)
Concealed zip

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 1 piece
- Lower Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Flared sleeve version: Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuffed sleeve version: Upper Sleeve – 2 pieces, Lower Sleeve – 2 pieces, Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces (cuffed sleeve version)

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facings and the Front Neckline Facing.
Stitch the neckline darts on the Upper Back and Upper Front, press the dart intake towards the center.
Stitch the Upper Back to the Lower Back, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock. Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the center edges of the back separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Neckline Facings and Front Neckline Facing, clip seam allowances at curves and press open. Overlock the outer edge.
Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side, smooth out, and press. Secure the facing to the garment at the shoulder seams and to the zipper tape.
Flared sleeve: stitch the sleeve seam, press and overlock. Cuffed sleeve: stitch the elbow and front seams of the Upper and Lower Sleeve, press and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes according to the notches, easing the sleeve cap, and overlock the seam allowances.
Cuffed sleeve only: fold the Cuff lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the ends from the fold to the mark; trim the corner, clip at the mark. Join the Cuff into a ring and stitch from the mark to the raw edge. Turn and press. Place the Cuff on the wrong side of the sleeve, matching the cuff seam to the mark, and stitch it to the lower edge; press and overlock the allowances, then turn the Cuff to the right side.
Overlock the lower edge of the dress (and the hems of the flared sleeves), press 1.2 cm to the wrong side and topstitch.