Boat Neck Three-Quarter Sleeve Dress

Name: Boat Neck Three-Quarter Sleeve Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4985
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4985

A women's dress with a wide boat neckline, a bodice shaped by princess seams and a waist seam, and a flared skirt with inverted pleats front and back. Buttoned tabs sit at the front waist and at the three-quarter sleeve hems. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Boat Neck Three-Quarter Sleeve Dress

When To Wear

To the office or a daytime event in spring and autumn, with low-heeled shoes.
To a lunch or family celebration, with a short jacket or cardigan in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, skirt flaring from the waist seam.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Wide boat neckline finished with front and back neckline facings.

Sleeves: Three-quarter length, one-piece set-in sleeves; a pointed tab is caught into each sleeve seam and buttoned near the hem.

Front: Upper front in a centre piece cut on the fold and two side pieces, joined by princess seams with a corner in the seam line.

Waist: Waist seam front and back. Two pointed tabs are caught into the side seams and buttoned at the front.

Skirt: Inverted pleats on the lower front (cut on the fold) and on the lower back, lined up with the princess seams of the bodice.

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

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems turned up 2 cm and topstitched; tabs interfaced, with machine buttonholes.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams with a clipped corner, inverted pleats set into a waist seam, an invisible zipper and interfaced tabs with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, tabs)
4 buttons

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. Hem allowance for the bottom edges of the garment and the bottom edge of the sleeve – 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 details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Center Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Side Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Side Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Center Upper Front – 1 piece (on fold)
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 1 piece (on fold)
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Strap – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Strap – 4 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the princess seams joining the Center Upper Back and Side Upper Back, press the allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch the princess seams joining the Center Upper Front and Side Upper Front, clipping the Center Upper Front at the corner; press the allowances towards the center and overlock.
On the Lower Back and Lower Front, fold and baste the inverted pleats. Join the upper and lower parts of the back and front, press the allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press the allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Fold each Strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long side and the pointed end. Trim the allowances at the corner, turn the Strap right side out, shape and press. Make the buttonholes.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch the side seams, inserting two Straps at the waist, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the shoulder seams joining the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facings, press the allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing on the dress, right sides together, and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, shape, and press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams and the center back seam.
Stitch the sleeve seam, inserting a Strap into each sleeve, press allowances and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, press allowances and overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress and the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on the buttons to match the buttonholes.