Pleated Neckline Flutter Sleeve Dress

Name: Pleated Neckline Flutter Sleeve Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4898
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4898

A fitted knee-length women's dress with a waist seam, princess-seamed bodice and soft unpressed pleats at the front neckline. Flutter sleeves are caught into the princess seams and the upper armhole. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Neckline Flutter Sleeve Dress

A fitted knee-length women's dress with a waist seam, princess-seamed bodice and soft unpressed pleats at the front neckline. Flutter sleeves are caught into the princess seams and the upper armhole.

When To Wear

In summer at the office or at daytime events, on its own or with a light cardigan.
At family celebrations with low heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice and a straight, close-fitting skirt joined by a waist seam.

Length: Around the knee.

Neckline: Round, with small pleats on the front laid away from the centre; finished with an interfaced facing.

Sleeves: Short flutter sleeves, sewn into the princess seams and the upper part of the armhole on front and back; the lower armhole is bound with a 4 cm bias strip. Sleeve hem turned and topstitched, or finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Front: Bodice with a centre panel cut on the fold and two side panels; lower front cut on the fold.

Back: Princess seams on the bodice, centre back seam with an invisible zipper.

Finishing: Hem turned 3 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sleeves inserted into princess seams, bias-bound lower armholes, neckline pleats, an invisible zipper and a neckline facing.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Bias tape for the lower armholes, or a bias strip cut from the dress fabric

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 bottom of the garment – 3 cm; hem allowance for the bottom of the sleeve – 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 pieces).

From main fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back - 2 pieces
- Upper side front — 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 1 piece on fold
- Lower front – 1 piece on fold
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 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 designated pieces.
Lay and secure the pleats on the front neckline (depths directed from the center).
Stitch the shoulder seams of the upper parts, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch. (Alternatively, the lower edge can be finished with a narrow rolled hem. In this case, trim the lower edge allowance). Fold the sleeve with the upper of the garment and secure along the princess seams and the upper 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 mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, and press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the length of the lower armhole + 6 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise with the right side out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together, extending the ends, and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Overlock the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.