Scoop Neck Princess Seam Flared Dress

Name: Scoop Neck Princess Seam Flared Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5196
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5196

A sleeveless women's dress with a scoop neckline, princess seams front and back, a centre front panel cut in one from neckline to hem, and a gathered flared back skirt. Neckline and armholes are finished with all-in-one facings. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: light dress fabrics of silk or blended fibres, such as crepe de chine.

Tech. Description

Scoop Neck Princess Seam Flared Dress

When To Wear

Summer parties, weddings and daytime celebrations.
With a light jacket or cardigan in spring.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with a full, flared skirt.

Length: Around the knee.

Neckline: Scoop neckline at the front and back.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Centre front panel cut on the fold and running to the hem; side front panels end at the waist, with the corner clipped where they meet the centre panel.

Back: Centre back and side back panels with princess seams; centre back seam with a concealed zipper.

Skirt: Two back skirt panels joined to the front, gathered along the upper edge and stitched to the bodice.

Finishing: Interfaced front and back facings stitched to the neckline and armholes, turned through the shoulders and understitched 1–2 mm from the seam; 1 cm turned-up hem.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams with a clipped corner, a gathered skirt seam, a concealed zipper and all-in-one neck and armhole facings.

Fabric Recommendations

Light dress fabrics of silk or blended fibres, such as crepe de chine.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)
Zipper

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Front Facing – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Back Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Front Facing and Back Facings.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Facings and the Front Facing (fusible interfacing is pressed onto the wrong side of the piece with a hot iron).
Stitch the princess seams on the back and front. On the front, clip into the corner when stitching. Stitch the side and shoulder seams.
Stitch the Back Skirt pieces to the front. Gather the upper edge of the skirt and stitch it to the upper part of the dress, right sides together.
Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Finish and press open the seam allowances, press the edges of the zipper opening. Place the zipper under the opening so that the teeth are not visible and stitch in place.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the facings. Place the facings onto the dress, right sides together, and stitch along the neckline and armhole edges. Turn the facings right side out through the shoulders, fold them to the inside and understitch them to the seam allowances 1–2 mm from the seam. At the zipper, turn under the free ends of the facings and sew them to the zipper tape. Also tack the facings at the underarms.
Finish the hem of the dress with a 1 cm turned-up hem.