Long Sleeve Polo Dress
Presenting a chic women's sewing pattern for a long sleeve polo dress, distinguished by its classic collar, functional placket, and comfortable, figure-flattering silhouette.
When To Wear
This long sleeve polo dress offers versatile styling for a range of occasions, making it an ideal choice for:
- Everyday Elegance: Perfect for comfortable yet polished daily wear, from running errands to casual meetings.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Ideal for relaxed social events, weekend brunches, or garden parties.
- Travel & Transitional Seasons: a versatile piece suitable for travel or adapting to changing weather with its long sleeves.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a body-skimming midi-length silhouette that gracefully follows the natural contours of the body, ending mid-calf.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic polo collar leading into a front placket opening at a flattering V-neck.
Closure: a partial front placket opening provides adjustable styling and comfort.
Sleeves: Full-length, set-in sleeves with a clean finish at the wrist.
Back: a clean, unadorned back panel maintaining a smooth and continuous line.
Hem: a simple, straight hemline at midi length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves precise placket and collar construction, setting in sleeves, and managing knit fabrics.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose stable knit fabrics with good drape and some body for the collar and placket:
- Piqué knit
- Jersey knit (cotton, modal, bamboo blends)
- Ponte knit
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing for the placket facing
Cutter's Must
- Main fabric:
- Front - 1 qty on fold
- Back - 1 qty on fold
- Collar - 1 qty on fold
- Facing of placket - 2 qty
- Sleeve - 2 qty
- Interfacing:
- Facing of placket - 2 qty
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch bust darts, sew shoulder seams.
- Set in sleeves into armholes.
- Sew sleeve seams and side seams in one continuous stitch.
- Front plackets and collar: reinforce the corner of the front neckline opening from the wrong side with a strip of interfacing.
- Attach plackets to the front along the longitudinal side. Slash the front seam allowance diagonally towards the end of the stitching. Press seam allowances open.
- Fold the collar along the fold line and neatly stitch along the short sides.
- Stitch the inner edges of the collar, taken together, into the neckline so that the collar edges align precisely with the placket attachment seams.
- Fold the placket along the fold line with right sides together, with the underplackets lying over the collar.
- Attach the underplackets to the neckline, stitch the upper short sides of the plackets.
- Turn the underplackets to the wrong side and topstitch onto the front along the placket attachment seam.
- Sew the upper sides of the underplackets to the shoulder seam allowances.
- Overlap the right placket onto the left, aligning the center lines.
- From the wrong side, stitch the front and the lower sides of the plackets.
- Press the hem allowance of the dress and sleeve hems to the wrong side and topstitch with a twin needle.
