Short Sleeve Ruffled Neck Peplum Dress

Name: Short Sleeve Ruffled Neck Peplum Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4867
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4867

A fitted knee-length women's dress with a waist seam, a self-faced peplum that opens at the centre front, a cascade of two flounces set into the centre front seam of the bodice, and short set-in sleeves. For low to medium stretch knit or woven fabric with elastane. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low or medium stretch knit, or dress fabrics with added elastane, of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Short Sleeve Ruffled Neck Peplum Dress

When To Wear

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

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting bodice and a straight fitted skirt, joined by a waist seam.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with an interfaced facing. Two flounces are sewn into the centre front seam of the bodice and spread to both sides, caught into the neckline and shoulder seams; their outer edges are finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Sleeves: Short one-piece set-in sleeves.

Front: Bodice with a centre front seam and princess seams; lower front cut in one piece on the fold, with darts.

Waist: Peplum in two halves, each stitched to its facing and turned, with rounded corners at the centre front; set into the waist seam.

Back: Darts in the upper and lower back, centre back seam with an invisible zipper.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, flounces set into a seam and rolled-hem edges, a faced peplum caught into the waist seam, an invisible zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Low or medium stretch knit, or dress fabrics with added elastane, of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Invisible zipper

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the garment bottom – 3.0 cm. Hem allowance for the 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Center Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Side Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 1 piece on fold
- Peplum – 4 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Flounce – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 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 the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing pieces.
Stitch the darts on the Upper Back and Lower Back pieces, press the dart depths towards the centre of the pieces. Stitch the darts on the Lower Front, press the dart depths towards the centre of the piece.
Stitch the princess seams joining the Side Upper Front pieces to the Center Upper Front pieces, press the allowances towards the centre, serge.
Finish the outer edges of the Flounces with a narrow rolled hem (machine rolled hem or a fine overlocked rolled edge). To do this, trim off the outer allowances. Fold the Flounces right sides together. Stitch the centre front seam of the upper front, inserting the Flounces, press the allowances and serge. Spread the Flounces to both sides, align them and secure along the neckline and shoulder edges, then treat them as one piece with the bodice.
Fold the Peplum pieces in pairs right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Clip the allowances at the curves, trim the corners. Turn the Peplum right side out, shape, press.
Stitch the side seams on the upper and lower parts of the dress, press the allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch the shoulder seams, press the allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the upper and lower parts of the dress together, inserting the Peplum, press the allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the centre back edge separately on each piece. Stitch the centre back seam from the zipper mark to the hem, press the allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press the allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, shape, press. Secure the facing to the garment at the shoulder seams and the centre back seam.
Stitch the Sleeve seam. Press the allowances towards the back and serge. Set the Sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches, press the allowances and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the dress and the Sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.