Two-Tone Asymmetrical Button Front Dress

Name: Two-Tone Asymmetrical Button Front Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4868
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4868

A fitted women's dress above the knee, with a two-tone front: a curved asymmetric seam runs from the neckline to the hem and is trimmed with eight buttons. Round bias-bound neckline, three-quarter set-in sleeves with cuffs, invisible zipper and a slit at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low-stretch knit or dress fabrics with added elastane, of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Tech. Description

Two-Tone Asymmetrical Dress

When To Wear

To the office in autumn and spring, with tights and court shoes or ankle boots.
To daytime meetings and informal gatherings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting and straight, with a dart on the right front and darts in the back.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Round, bound with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and topstitched along the fold.

Sleeves: Three-quarter length, set in with an eased sleeve cap. Interfaced cuffs with overlapping ends, seam allowance topstitched 0.5 cm.

Front: Two asymmetric parts of different sizes, cut from two fabrics and joined by a curved seam from the neckline to the hem. Eight buttons are sewn along the seam.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zipper and a slit at the hem, its allowances topstitched 0.2 cm.

Finishing: Hem turned up and slip-stitched by hand. The cuffs are cut from the same fabric as the left front.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A long curved seam joining two fabrics, an invisible zipper above a slit, a bias-bound neckline and set-in sleeves with cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Low-stretch knit or dress fabrics with added elastane, of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Additional Supplies

Second fabric in a contrasting or related colour (left front, cuffs)
Fusible interfacing (cuffs)
Invisible zipper
8 buttons
Bias binding for the neckline (or cut from the dress fabric)

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; allowance along the slit – 2 cm; hem allowance for the dress bottom – 3.0 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 details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Bias strip for the neckline – 1 strip, 4 cm wide, the neckline length + 5 cm (if no ready-made bias binding is used)
From main fabric 1 (second colour):
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Cuffs.
Stitch the darts on the Back pieces, press the dart depths towards the centre.
Serge the centre back edges separately. Stitch the centre back seam from the zipper mark to the slit mark. Press the allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper. Topstitch the allowances along the slit at 0.2 cm.
Stitch the dart on the Right Front. Press the dart depth upwards. Stitch the curved seam joining the Right Front and Left Front, press the allowance towards the centre and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Serge the allowances and press towards the back. Cut (if no ready-made binding is used) a bias strip 4 cm wide and as long as the neckline length + 5 cm. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the strip on the neckline edge, right sides together, and stitch. Clip the allowances. Fold the strip to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams. Serge the allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the Sleeve seam. Set the Sleeves into the armholes matching the notches, easing the sleeve cap; press the allowances, serge.
Fold the Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short ends. Turn the Cuff right side out, straighten, press. Overlap the Cuff ends, matching the marks. Attach the Cuff to the lower edge of the Sleeve, press the allowances towards the Sleeve, serge. Topstitch the allowances to the Sleeve at 0.5 cm.
Press the dress hem allowance to the wrong side and hand stitch with blind stitches.
Sew on the buttons according to the marks.