V-neck Maxi Dress with Lace Midriff

Name: V-neck Maxi Dress with Lace Midriff
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5211
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5211

A sleeveless women's maxi dress with a V-neck princess-seamed bodice, a stretch lace midriff inset and a six-panel skirt that flares towards the hem. The bodice is lined and the zipper runs down the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft, draping fabrics from natural and blended fibres, such as panne velvet; stretch lace for the midriff inset.

Tech. Description

V-neck Maxi Dress with Lace Midriff

When To Wear

Evening events and weddings in the cooler months, when made in velvet.
Formal dinners and receptions that call for a floor-length dress.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice and midriff, skirt close through the hips and widening below the knee.

Length: Floor length.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, where the two middle front pieces meet at the top of the lace inset; round neckline at the back. Finished with interfaced facings.

Sleeves: Sleeveless, with extended shoulders; armholes finished with interfaced facings.

Front: Princess seams in the bodice; the front skirt has a middle panel cut on the fold and two side panels.

Waist: A wide midriff inset in stretch lace, joined to the bodice above and the skirt below.

Back: Princess seams in the bodice, a centre back seam through bodice, inset and skirt, and a zipper from the neckline down into the skirt.

Finishing: Facings understitched 1–2 mm from the seam; hem blind-stitched by hand.

Lining: The bodice pieces are underlined with lining and handled as one layer.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, cutting velvet with the nap in one direction, joining stretch lace to woven fabric, a centre back zipper and combined neckline and armhole facings.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft, draping fabrics from natural and blended fibres, such as panne velvet; stretch lace for the midriff inset.

Additional Supplies

Stretch lace fabric
Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (neckline and armhole facings)
Zipper

Cutter's Must

All panne velvet pieces must be cut in one direction, with the nap!

From main fabric:
Middle Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Middle Front – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Middle Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Side Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Side Front Skirt – 2 pieces
Middle Front Skirt – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
Front Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
Back Armhole Facing – 2 pieces
Front Armhole Facing – 2 pieces
From lace fabric:
Back Inset – 2 pieces
Front Inset – 1 piece (cut on fold)
From lining fabric:
Middle Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Middle Front – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Back Neckline Facing, Front Neckline Facing, Back Armhole Facing, Front Armhole Facing.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the princess seams on the back and front bodice pieces in both the main fabric and the lining. Place the lining and main pieces wrong sides together, baste along the edges and treat them as one piece from now on. Stitch the side and shoulder seams.
Stitch the side seams of the lace Back Insets and Front Inset. Place the upper edge of the inset and the lower edge of the bodice right sides together and stitch. Press the seam allowances upwards; clip the inset allowance at the center front.
Stitch the princess seams and side seams of the skirt panels. Stitch the center back seam from the mark downwards. Stitch the skirt to the lower edge of the lace inset and press the seam allowances towards the skirt.
Press the allowances along the zipper opening to the wrong side, place the zipper under the edges of the opening and stitch.
Stitch the neckline facings and the armhole facings together respectively. Place the facings on the dress right sides together and stitch. Fold the facings to the inside and understitch them to the seam allowance 1–2 mm from the seam. Press. Turn under the free edges of the Back Neckline Facing and sew them to the zipper tape. Turn under the lower ends of the Front Neckline Facing and sew them to the inset seam.
Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.