Color Block Collared Knee-Length Dress

Name: Color Block Collared Knee-Length Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4857
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4857

A women's long-sleeved knit dress with a waist seam and a flared skirt, combining two fabrics: an asymmetric front yoke with a two-button overlap, a pointed collar and the sleeves in the second colour. Concealed zipper at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low-stretch knit in natural or blended fibres, two fabrics in contrasting or related colours: one for the bodice and skirt, the other for the yoke, collar and sleeves.

Tech. Description

Color Block Collared Knee-Length Dress

When To Wear

Office and daytime wear in autumn, winter and spring.
With tights and ankle boots or low-heeled shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with waist darts on the front and back, joined at the waist to a flared skirt.

Length: About knee length.

Collar: Pointed turn-down collar, interfaced, set into the neckline and topstitched on the inside.

Front: Contrast yoke in two parts: the right part overlaps the left with cut-on facings and closes with 2 buttons and buttonholes, along a line slanting from the collar to the yoke seam.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves in the contrast fabric.

Back: Upper and lower back joined at the waist, centre back seam with a concealed zipper.

Skirt: Flared, cut on the fold at the front and in two pieces at the back.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A concealed zipper and buttonholes in knit, a yoke with cut-on facings and a collar finished on the inside.

Fabric Recommendations

Low-stretch knit in natural or blended fibres, two fabrics in contrasting or related colours: one for the bodice and skirt, the other for the yoke, collar and sleeves.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zipper
Knit fusible interfacing (collar, yoke facings)
2 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for dress bottom and sleeve bottom – 2.0 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). The inscriptions on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric 1:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 1 piece on fold
- Lower Front – 1 piece on fold
From main fabric 2:
- Left Front Yoke – 1 piece
- Right Front Yoke – 1 piece
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar – 1 piece
- Left Front Yoke and Right Front Yoke – the cut-on facing area of each yoke

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the Collar and to the cut-on facings of the Left Front Yoke and Right Front Yoke.
Stitch the waist darts on the Upper Back pieces, press the dart depths towards the centre. Stitch the Upper Back and Lower Back pieces together, press the allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the centre back edges separately. Stitch the centre back seam from the neckline to the first mark and from the second mark to the hem, press the allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the waist darts on the Upper Front, press the dart depths towards the centre. Stitch the Upper Front and Lower Front together, press the allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the inner edges of the cut-on facings of the yokes. Press the facings to the right side and stitch the upper corner up to the marked line. Clip the allowance at the line, turn the facings to the wrong side and press. Make the buttonholes on the Right Front Yoke. Place the Right Front Yoke over the Left Front Yoke and secure them along the bottom edge.
Attach the front yoke to the Upper Front, press the allowances downwards and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press the allowances towards the back and overlock.
Fold the Collar pieces right sides together and stitch the ends and the outer edge. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked collar attachment seam line. Turn the finished collar right side out, straighten the corners and press. Stitch the outer layer of the Collar into the neckline, matching the round mark on the Collar with the centre back seam, press the allowances towards the Collar. Turn under the open inner edge of the Collar and topstitch it into the attachment seam.
Stitch the Sleeve seam, press the allowances and overlock. Set the Sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the allowances and overlock.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress and the Sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the buttons to the Left Front Yoke to correspond with the buttonholes.