V-Neck Three-Quarter Sleeve Belted Dress

Name: V-Neck Three-Quarter Sleeve Belted Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4800
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4800

A women's midi dress with a princess-seamed bodice, a waist seam and a flared skirt, a deep V-neckline with a raised neck edge, three-quarter sleeves with cuffs and a concealed back zip. Worn with a buckled self-fabric belt. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Three-Quarter Sleeve Belted Dress

When To Wear

At the office, on its own or under a jacket.
For daytime events and dinners, with heeled shoes.
In spring and autumn, in medium-weight dress fabric.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, flared skirt from the waist seam.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Neckline: The neck edge stands up at the back and shoulders and opens into a deep V at the front; finished with interfaced front facings and a back neck facing.

Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves with interfaced cuffs, each cuff made of an outer and an inner piece.

Front: Upper front with princess seams and a centre front seam below the V; lower front cut in one piece on the fold.

Back: Princess seams on the upper back, a centre back seam through bodice and skirt, and a concealed zip in it.

Waist: Waist seam; separate belt topstitched 0.7 cm from the edge, with a buckle and punched holes.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched. Unlined.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, a faced V-neckline with a centre front seam, a concealed zip, two-part cuffs and a buckled belt.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neck facing, cuffs)
Concealed zip
Belt buckle

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 — 1.2 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 details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back - 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 2 pieces
- Upper side front - 2 pieces
- Lower front - 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 4 pieces
- Front facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- Belt — 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Front facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the princess seams of the upper back, press allowances towards the center and serge. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the princess seams of the front, press allowances towards the center and serge. Stitch the center front seam from the mark to the bottom, press allowances open and serge.
Stitch shoulder seams, clip allowances at curves, press open and serge.
Stitch the center seam of the front facings from the mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the front facings and back neckline facing, clip allowances at curves and press open. Serge the outer edges.
Place the back neckline facing and front facings with the upper garment right sides together and stitch the back neckline and front neckline. Clip allowances, turn facing and facings to the wrong side, press.
Stitch the upper and lower front parts, press allowances downwards and serge.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Attach the outer cuff to the sleeve, press allowances downwards. Stitch sleeve seams, press allowances and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
Stitch the inner cuff into a loop, serge the upper edge. Place the inner cuff with the sleeve and stitch the lower edge. Fold the inner cuff to the wrong side, straighten, press and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
Serge the bottom edge, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Fold the belt in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the long and short sides. Turn the belt right side out, press. Serge the short side. Topstitch around the perimeter at 0.7 cm. Thread and secure the buckle on the serged side of the belt. Punch holes.