V Neck Ruffled Capelet Sheath Dress

Name: V Neck Ruffled Capelet Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4861
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4861

A fitted knee-length women's sheath dress with a V-neckline, princess seams above a horizontal waist seam and a one-piece flared capelet over the shoulders. The armholes under the capelet are finished with bias binding. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Ruffled Capelet Sheath Dress

When To Wear

To the office or business meetings in the warm season, with court shoes.
To dinners, receptions and family celebrations.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath, shaped by princess seams in the upper part and darts in the lower part.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: V-neck at the front, finished with an interfaced facing.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; the armholes are bound with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half. The capelet, cut in one piece on the fold, falls in soft folds over the shoulders and upper arms and is caught into the neckline seam.

Front: Princess seams from the armhole to the waist seam; the lower front is cut in one piece on the fold, with darts.

Back: Princess seams in the upper back, a waist seam and darts in the lower back. Centre back seam with an invisible zipper and a slit at the hem, its edges topstitched 0.1 cm.

Finishing: The capelet edge is turned under and topstitched, or finished with a narrow rolled hem. Hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams joined to a waist seam, an invisible zipper above a back slit, a neckline facing over the capelet and bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, slit allowance)
Invisible zipper
Bias binding for the armholes (or cut from the dress fabric)

Cutter's Must

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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back - 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Center front - 1 piece on fold
- Side front - 2 pieces
- Lower front – 1 piece on fold
- Pelerine – 1 piece on fold
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing - 1 piece
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the back princess seams, press allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch the darts on the lower back pieces, press depths towards the center. Stitch the upper and lower back pieces, press allowances upwards and overlock.
Interface the slit allowance on the back pieces. Overlock the center back seam separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the neckline to the first mark and from the second mark to the slit mark. Press open the center seam allowances, pressing the slit. Insert the zipper. Topstitch 0.1 cm along the edges of the slit.
Stitch the front princess seams, press allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch the darts on the lower front piece, press depths towards the center. Stitch the upper and lower front pieces, press allowances upwards and overlock.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the outer edge of the pelerine, press to the wrong side and topstitch. (Or overlock the outer edge with a narrow rolled hem. In this case, the outer edge allowance must be trimmed). Place the pelerine on the garment wrong side to right side and secure along the neckline.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together. Stitch the neckline edge. Clip allowances at curves and corners. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams and center back seam.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise right side out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Clip allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress, press to the wrong side and topstitch.