Sleeveless Princess Seam Midi Dress with Side Slit
Introducing a versatile women's sleeveless midi dress featuring elegant princess seams for a flattering fit, a classic round neckline, and a chic side slit for ease of movement.
When To Wear:
- Warm Weather Outings: Perfect for summer days, garden parties, or relaxed vacations.
- Casual Elegance: Ideal for refined daytime events, brunches, or smart-casual gatherings.
- Everyday Comfort: A stylish yet comfortable choice for daily wear, easily dressed up or down.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A gently tailored midi-length dress with a straight to subtle A-line silhouette, shaped by flattering princess seams.
Neckline: Features a classic round neckline, finished cleanly for a smooth appearance.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design with cleanly finished armholes for comfort and a polished look.
Seams: Defined by elegant princess seams on both the front and back bodice for a contoured fit.
Closure: A discreet center back zipper ensures a smooth, seamless fit.
Hem: Midi length with a practical and stylish slit on the left side seam for enhanced movement.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in sewing princess seams, inserting a zipper, and finishing necklines and armholes with facings.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose light to medium-weight woven fabrics with a soft hand and good drape, such as:
- Silk or silk blend fabrics (e.g., silk crepe)
- Other lightweight blended fabrics (e.g., viscose-linen blends, rayon challis)
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing for facings
- 1 zipper, 55 cm (22 inches) long
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- 1. BACK PANEL (center) - 2 QTY
- 2. BACK PANEL (side) - 2 QTY
- 3. FRONT PANEL (side) - 2 QTY
- 4. FRONT PANEL (center) - 1 QTY on fold
- 5. Armhole FACING - 2 QTY
- 6. Back neckline FACING - 2 QTY
- 7. Front neckline FACING - 1 QTY on fold
- From FUSIBLE INTERFACING: reinforce neckline FACINGS with FUSIBLE INTERFACING
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce neckline FACINGS with FUSIBLE INTERFACING (Heat-activated interfacings are pressed onto the wrong side of the piece with a hot iron).
- Stitch the center back seam from the ZIPPER mark to the bottom of the garment. Overcast and press open the SEAM ALLOWANCES, press the edges of the ZIPPER opening.
- Stitch the princess seams on the BACK PANEL and FRONT PANEL, press open the SEAM ALLOWANCES.
- Baste the ZIPPER so that the teeth are not visible, and stitch at a distance of 0.5 cm.
- Stitch the side seams, leaving an opening at the bottom of the left side seam. Overcast and press open the SEAM ALLOWANCES.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, overcast and press open the SEAM ALLOWANCES.
- Turn the hem allowance of the dress and the SEAM ALLOWANCES along the lower side opening to the wrong side, fold under and topstitch.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline FACINGS. Place the back and front neckline FACINGS with right sides together with the dress, pin and stitch to the neckline edge. Turn the FACINGS up and topstitch onto the SEAM ALLOWANCES close to the seam.
- Bind the armholes. Before pressing the BIAS BINDING for the armhole edges, make a template. To do this, cut a strip 2.2 cm wide (= double the width of the finished binding plus 2 mm) from thick thin cardboard or stiff interfacing. Place the template on each BIAS BINDING on the wrong side along the longitudinal center line of the binding, turn the longitudinal edges of the binding over the template, press, remove the template. Then fold the binding almost in half lengthwise and press, with the lower part of the binding being 2 mm wider than its upper part. Stitch the ends of the binding. Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES along the armhole edges. To ease the armhole, stitch a machine seam with a large stitch along the edge of each armhole (from the seams) at a distance of 0.75 cm. Slightly gather the fabric on the bobbin thread. Insert the edge of each armhole between both halves of the binding, aligning the edge with the fold of the binding, with the wider part of the binding lying on the wrong side of the dress. From the right side of the dress, topstitch the binding along the edge, catching the lower part of the binding.
