Shift Dress Three-Quarter Sleeves Button Panel

Name: Shift Dress Three-Quarter Sleeves Button Panel
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4826
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4826

An above-knee women's dress with elbow-length set-in sleeves and a horizontal hip seam across the front, where the lower front overlaps the upper and forms two pockets marked by decorative buttons. Concealed zipper and a vent at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Shift Dress with Hip-Seam Pockets and Back Vent

When To Wear

At the office and for daytime meetings, in spring and summer.
With a cardigan or jacket and tights in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted and straight, shaped with bust darts and waist darts on the front and back.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Round, finished with front and back facings.

Sleeves: Set-in, elbow length.

Front: Upper and lower front each cut on the fold. The lower front is laid over the upper along a marked line at hip level; its top edge is secured with stitching, leaving two pocket openings.

Pockets: Two pockets in the hip seam, with pocket bags cut from lining fabric; a decorative button on each.

Back: Centre back seam with a short concealed zipper at the neck and a vent at the hem.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pockets built into an overlapping hip seam, a concealed zipper, a centre back vent and set-in sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zipper
2 buttons
Lining fabric for the pocket bags
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, vent)

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 edge – 3.0 cm, hem allowance for the sleeve bottom edge – 2 cm, vent allowance 6 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).

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Lower front - 1 piece on fold
- Upper front – 1 piece on fold
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Large pocket bag – 1 piece
- Small pocket bag – 1 piece
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 darts on back and front pieces, press waist dart depths towards the center of the pieces, bust darts - upwards.
Overlock the center back seam separately on each piece. On the left center back piece, along the vertical edge of the vent, trim 5 cm. On both center back pieces, from the wrong side, fuse interfacing to the vent. On the right side, mark the center seam line (vent fold line). Press the left along the vent fold line, on the right, press only the allowance of the right side of the vent (6 cm) to the wrong side. Align the pieces along the center seam and secure at the top edge of the vent. Overlock the vent allowances. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the corner of the vent. Clip the corner of the vent seam allowance on the right. Press open the center seam allowances, press the vent allowances and secure them with machine stitching. Insert the zipper.
Attach the large pocket bag to the lower front, placing right sides together. Topstitch the allowance onto the pocket bag 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the pocket bag to the wrong side and press the fold. Attach the small pocket bag to the upper front. Overlock the allowance and topstitch onto the pocket bag. Lay the lower front onto the upper along the marked line, aligning the lower allowances of the pocket bags. Turn the lower of the dress upwards, stitch and overlock the lower allowance of the pocket bags. Stitch a securing line along the upper edge of the lower front, forming the pockets. (Lines are indicated on the lining pattern with wavy marks).
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams and center back seam.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock and press the allowance. Set the sleeve into the armhole, matching notches. Overlock and press the allowance.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew decorative buttons onto the pockets.