Short Sleeve Dropped Waist Pleated Dress

Name: Short Sleeve Dropped Waist Pleated Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4996
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4996

A women's above-knee dress with a dropped waist: a fitted bodice with princess seams front and back, a lower skirt section with inverted pleats, short set-in sleeves and two buttoned tabs sewn into the side seams at the front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Short Sleeve Dropped Waist Pleated Dress

When To Wear

Office and daytime wear in spring and summer.
In a heavier dress fabric, over a thin top or with tights in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice that extends below the waist to a dropped waist seam; the pleats give the lower part a gentle flare.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Round, finished with an interfaced facing.

Sleeves: Short, set-in.

Front: Centre front cut on the fold with side front pieces joined by princess seams; two tabs with a shaped end and a buttonhole, sewn into the side seams at the dropped waist line and buttoned onto the front.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams.

Skirt: Lower front and lower back each cut on the fold, with inverted pleats; joined to the bodice at the dropped waist seam, allowances pressed up.

Finishing: Hems of the dress and sleeves turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams front and back, a concealed zipper, inverted pleats, a neckline facing and tabs with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zipper
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, tabs)
2 buttons

Fabric & Materials

Fabric recommendations: dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers. You will also need: a concealed zipper; fusible interfacing; 2 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: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the garment bottom and sleeve bottom – 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 parts).

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

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facing, Front Neckline Facing and Strap pieces.
Stitch the Side Back pieces to the Center Back pieces (princess seams), press the seam allowances towards the centre and serge. Serge the centre back edges separately. Stitch the centre back seam from the zipper mark to the lower edge, press the seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch the Side Front pieces to the Center Front (princess seams), press the seam allowances towards the centre and serge.
On the Lower Back and Lower Front, fold and baste the inverted pleats. Stitch the bodice back and front to the Lower Back and Lower Front, press the seam allowances upwards and serge.
Fold each Strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long and shaped edges. Trim the seam allowances, turn the Strap right side out, shape and press. Make the buttonhole.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch the side seams, inserting the Straps, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facings, press the seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the dress, right sides together, and stitch along the neckline. Turn the facing to the wrong side, shape and press. Tack the facing to the dress at the shoulder seams and the centre back seam.
Stitch the Sleeve seam, press the seam allowances and serge. Set the Sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches, press the seam allowances and serge.
Serge the hems of the dress and Sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on the buttons to match the buttonholes.