Flounce Shoulder Tie-Neck Fit and Flare Dress

Name: Flounce Shoulder Tie-Neck Fit and Flare Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4847
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4847

A women's fit-and-flare dress with a waist seam, a princess-seamed bodice, shoulder flounces caught into the princess and armhole seams, and a band collar that ties in a bow at the front. Long set-in sleeves and an invisible zipper in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Flounced Tie-Neck Dress

When To Wear

For daytime events, family celebrations and the theatre.
At the office in autumn and spring, with tights and court shoes.
Under a cropped coat or cardigan that leaves the flounces visible.

Key Design Features

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

Length: Below the knee.

Collar: One-piece band collar folded in half, extended into ties at the front. Below it the upper centre front has a short neck opening finished with a 4 cm bias strip.

Sleeves: Long, one-piece, set-in.

Front: Bodice cut in a centre front and two side fronts; flounces with a narrow topstitched or rolled hem run from the princess seam over the shoulder into the armhole. Lower front cut on the fold.

Back: Bodice cut in two centre backs and two side backs with princess seams, flounces matching the front; lower back in two pieces.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam, set below the neckline between two marks.

Skirt: Flared, joined to the bodice with allowances pressed up.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched; seams overlocked. No lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams with flounces caught into them, a bias-bound neck opening, a tie collar with clipped corners and an invisible zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper

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 and sleeve hem – 1.2 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical parts). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back - 2 pieces
- Upper side front - 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 1 piece
- Lower front – 1 piece on fold
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Flounce - 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Cut a bias binding strip 4 cm wide and a length equal to the length of the neckline of the upper center front + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding strip lengthwise in half, right side out, and press. Place the binding strip on the neckline, right sides together, extending the ends, and stitch. Fold the binding strip to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece, press.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the upper parts, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the lower edge of the flounce, press to the wrong side and topstitch. (Alternatively, the lower edge can be finished with a narrow rolled hem. In this case, trim the seam allowance of the flounce's lower edge). Place the flounce with the upper of the garment and secure along the princess seams and armhole edge.
Stitch the princess seams of the back and front, press allowances towards the center of the pieces and overlock.
Attach the lower parts of the dress to the upper parts, press allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the center back seam separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the neckline edge to the first mark and from the second mark to the bottom. Press the allowances of the center seam open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Fold the collar lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch the corners and ties up to the first mark. Clip allowances at the marks, trim at the corners. Turn the collar right side out, shape, press. Attach the outer collar to the neckline. Fold the allowance of the inner collar inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer collar attachment.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press allowances and overlock.
Overlock the hem allowance of the garment and sleeve hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch.