Color Blocked Fitted Knit Dress

Name: Color Blocked Fitted Knit Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4820
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4820

A fitted knee-length women's dress in medium-stretch knit, with sleeves cut in one with the bodice, a contrasting insert across the shoulders and upper sleeves, and a seam at the waist. Pulls on without a closure. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Tech. Description

Color Blocked Fitted Knit Dress

When To Wear

For the office and daytime wear, with tights and boots or pumps.
In autumn, winter and spring, when three-quarter sleeves are needed.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close fitting through the body and hips.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with facings cut from the contrasting fabric.

Sleeves: Three-quarter sleeves cut in one with the upper front and upper back, so there is no armhole seam; the sleeve seam is sewn in one with the side seam.

Front: An insert in a second colour runs across the shoulders and along the top of the sleeves on both front and back, each insert cut on the fold.

Waist: Horizontal seam joining the upper and lower parts, front and back.

Back: Cut on the fold, with no centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched with a twin needle; seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Few pieces, straight seams and a facing at the neckline; the main care is in sewing knit fabric with a stretch stitch.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (neckline facings)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns 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 garment bottom and sleeve bottom – 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:

Upper Back – 1 piece on fold
Upper Front – 1 piece on fold
Lower Back – 1 piece on fold
Lower Front – 1 piece on fold

From main fabric 1 (contrast colour):

Back Inset – 1 piece on fold
Front Inset – 1 piece on fold
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Front Neck Facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Front Neck Facing – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neck Facing.
Stitch the Back Inset to the Upper Back, press seam allowances towards the inset and serge. Stitch the Upper Back to the Lower Back, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the Front Inset to the Upper Front, press seam allowances towards the inset and serge. Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the side seams together with the sleeve seams in one go, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the facings, press seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facings right sides together with the dress and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances on the curves, turn the facings to the wrong side and press. Secure the facings to the shoulder seams.
Serge the bottom edge of the dress and the sleeve hems, press to the wrong side and topstitch.