Curved Yoke Button Front Dress

Name: Curved Yoke Button Front Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4918
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4918

This versatile relaxed-fit dress pattern, drafted to your own measurements or a standard size, is distinguished by its gracefully curved front and back yokes and a full-length button-front closure. It's a comfortable yet stylish choice for everyday wear, smart-casual outings, or travel and leisure. Choose lightweight to medium-weight dress fabrics with good drape for the best result, and remember fusible interfacing and eight buttons.

Tech. Description

Curved Yoke Button Front Dress

A versatile women's sewing pattern for a relaxed-fit dress, distinguished by its gracefully curved front and back yokes and a full-length button-front closure.

When To Wear

This comfortable yet stylish dress is a perfect choice for various relaxed settings, offering versatility for:

Everyday Comfort: Ideal for daily wear, providing a relaxed fit and effortless style.
Smart-Casual Outings: Easily dressed up for brunches, casual gatherings, or day events.
Travel & Leisure: a practical and chic option for vacation wardrobes, offering comfort and style.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a relaxed, flowing a-line silhouette with gathers under a curved yoke, offering comfort and movement.

Neckline & Collar: a neat band collar (stand collar) frames the neckline, providing a clean and understated finish.

Closure: Features a full-length button-front placket, extending from the collar to the hem for easy wear and classic styling.

Sleeves: Short sleeves designed with functional roll-up tabs and buttons, allowing for adjustable length and a casual touch.

Yoke: Distinctive curved yokes at both the front and back define the upper bodice and provide the foundation for the gathered skirt sections.

Length: a stylish midi length, falling elegantly below the knee.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. This pattern involves techniques such as constructing a band collar, creating a full button placket, managing gathers, and attaching roll-tab sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose lightweight to medium-weight dress fabrics with good drape for the best result:

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing
8 buttons

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: Hem allowance for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem – 2 cm; other seams – 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Upper back - 1 piece on fold
- Upper front - 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece on fold
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Placket — 4 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Sleeve tab – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Placket – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked seam line for attachment. Clip allowances at curves. Turn the finished collar stand right side out and press.
Along the upper edges of the lower back and front pieces, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch upper and lower parts together. Press allowances upwards and overlock.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Fold placket pieces in pairs right sides together and stitch the outer edge. Turn pieces right side out and press. Stitch the outer placket to the front, press allowances towards the placket. Fold under the raw edge of the inner placket and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Attach the upper collar stand to the neckline, press allowances towards the stand. Fold under the open edge of the lower collar stand and topstitch into the attachment seam of the upper stand.
Fold tabs lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch along the long and short edges. Turn right side out, trimming allowances at corners, straighten and press. Overlock the open short edge. Topstitch tabs according to markings on the wrong side of the sleeves.
Stitch sleeve seams, press towards the back and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and overlock.
Double fold the bottom hem of the garment to the wrong side by 1 cm and topstitch. Double fold the sleeve hem by 1 cm, press and topstitch.
On the right front placket, overlock buttonholes; on the left, sew on buttons. Overlock buttonholes on the tabs; sew on buttons on the sleeves.

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Curved Yoke Button Front Dress

When To Wear

Key Design Features

Level Of Difficulty

Fabric Recommendations

Additional Supplies

Cutter's Must

Sewing Instructions

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