Button-Front Square Neck Vest

Name: Button-Front Square Neck Vest
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5017
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5017

A women's fitted, lined vest with a square neckline, a four-button front ending in points at the hem, and princess seams from the armhole on the front and back. The back has a centre back seam with a short slit at the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: satin or silk fabrics with added synthetic fibres.

Tech. Description

Button-Front Square Neck Vest

When To Wear

Over a blouse or shirt with a skirt or trousers.
On its own as a sleeveless top in warm weather, in satin for an evening out.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, shaped at the waist by princess seams, flaring slightly over the hip.

Neckline: Deep square neckline at the front, round at the back, finished with front facings joined to a back neckline facing.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; the armholes are faced with the lining.

Front: Four buttons, buttonholes on the right front. The centre front pieces are fully interfaced; the front edges end in points at the hem.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams; a short slit at the centre back hem.

Finishing: Seams pressed open; hem sewn by hand, facings sewn to the hem. The drawing shows edge topstitching along the neckline, armholes, front edges and hem.

Lining: Full lining, sewn to the facings and armholes by machine; the vest is turned through the shoulders and an open side seam, and each side seam of vest and lining is closed in one stitching.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, a square neckline faced with joined facings, and a lining attached by machine and turned through the shoulders.

Fabric Recommendations

Satin or silk fabrics with added synthetic fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (front facings, back neckline facing, centre fronts)
4 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Center Front (as front facing) – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From lining fabric:
- Center Back – 1 piece (on fold)
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Center Front facings, Back Neckline Facing, Center Front.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the front facings, Back Neckline Facing and Center Front pieces.
Stitch the front princess seams (Center Front to Side Front) and press open.
Stitch the center back seam and the back princess seams (Center Back to Side Back). Press the seams open.
Join the Back Neckline Facing to the front facings at the shoulders and press the seams open.
Stitch and press open the vest's shoulder seams.
Place the front facing right side down onto the right side of the Center Front. Stitch around the front edges and the back neckline with the joined facings.
Stitch the lining pieces, leaving the side seams unstitched. Press the lining.
Place the lining and vest right sides together and stitch to the inner edges of the front facings and Back Neckline Facing, leaving open sections of about 10cm at the bottom, and also to the armhole edges. Trim seam allowances close to the stitching. Pull the front panels back through the shoulder tunnels and turn the vest right side out through one of the open side seams. Stitch the vest's side seam and the LINING's side seam with a single continuous stitch on each side.
Press the hem allowance of the vest to the wrong side and hand stitch. Stitch the front facings to the hem allowance.
Make buttonholes on the right front and sew the buttons on the left front.