Sleeved Yoke Dress with Flaps

Name: Sleeved Yoke Dress with Flaps
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4842
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4842

A women's short A-line dress with a curved front yoke above the bust line, short set-in sleeves and two decorative flaps on the front. It closes with an invisible zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeved Yoke Dress with Flaps

A women's short A-line dress with a curved front yoke above the bust line, short set-in sleeves and two decorative flaps on the front. It closes with an invisible zipper in the centre back seam.

When To Wear

In spring and summer as a day dress.
With tights and boots, or over a thin polo-neck, in cooler months.
For the office with a cropped jacket on top.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, widening gently from the bust to the hem.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Round, finished with interfaced front and back facings.

Sleeves: Short, one-piece, set-in, hemmed with a 2 cm allowance.

Front: Lower front cut on the fold and joined to a one-piece yoke with a curved seam, allowances pressed up.

Pockets: No pockets. Two rectangular interfaced flaps are stitched on the lower front, then folded down and topstitched in place.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam and an invisible zipper from the neckline.

Finishing: Dress hem turned up 3 cm and topstitched; seams overlocked.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An invisible zipper, set-in sleeves, a faced neckline and small stitched-on flaps; there are no darts, collar or lining.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, flaps)

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. 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

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

Sewing Instructions

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

Reinforce facing and flap pieces with fusible interfacing.
Overlock the center back edge separately on each piece. Stitch the center back edge from the mark to the bottom. Press open the center seam allowances. Insert the zipper.
Fold the flap piece right sides together and stitch along the two short sides. Trim allowances, clip corners, turn right side out. Press the flap. Overlock the top edge. Topstitch the flap onto the front according to the markings (direct the flap upwards). Fold the flap down and topstitch, securing it.
Attach the yoke to the front. Overlock the allowance and press it upwards.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the 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 edge.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the allowance and press. Set the sleeve into the armhole, matching notches. Overlock the allowance and press.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.