Deep V-Neck Pleated Bodice Panel Dress

Name: Deep V-Neck Pleated Bodice Panel Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5449
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5449

A sleeveless women's dress above the knee, with a deep V-neck, pleated bust cups above a smooth darted front panel, a dropped waist seam at hip level and a pleated inset at the centre front of the skirt. Centre back zip. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin fabrics made from natural fibres.

Tech. Description

Deep V-Neck Pleated Bodice Panel Dress

When To Wear

Summer days and evenings out, with sandals or low heels.
Holidays and daytime parties in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice down to a dropped waist at hip level, with a skirt that widens slightly towards the hem.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, shallower V at the back.

Front: Two cups with folded pleats, basted in place, set above a centre front panel cut in one piece and shaped with two vertical darts. Double-layer straps are stitched to the neckline edge of the cups, understitched so the upper layer rolls to a fine edge, and run over the shoulders to the back.

Back: Two back pieces with vertical waist darts, a centre back seam and a zip from the neckline to the notch.

Skirt: Front skirt in one piece with a rectangular inset of vertical pleats set in at the centre front hem; back skirt in two pieces.

Finishing: Armholes and back neckline finished with folded bias strips turned to the wrong side and topstitched; seams overlocked and pressed towards the back and the bodice; hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleated cups, double-layer straps sewn into the neckline seam, a set-in skirt inset, bias-faced armholes and a centre back zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin fabrics made from natural fibres.

Additional Supplies

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front (center front panel) – 1 piece
Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Front Skirt – 1 piece
Front Inset – 1 piece
Strap – 4 pieces
Cup – 2 pieces
Bias strips for the armholes and back neckline (cut by measurement)

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the Front Inset to the Front Skirt, overlock the seam and press.
Mark and stitch the darts on the Back pieces and the Front. Press the darts towards the center.
Mark and fold the pleats on each Cup. Press and baste the pleats in place.
Place two Strap pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer edge. Understitch the seam allowance to the under strap 0.2 cm from the seam and press, letting the upper strap roll slightly to form a fine edge.
Cut bias strips for the armholes and back neckline. Fold each strip in half lengthwise and press. Stitch the folded strip to the back neckline and to the armhole edges of the cups and back, with the fold of the strip lying 0.75 cm in from the edge. Trim the seam allowances to 0.5 cm. Turn the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the back neckline and armholes.
Stitch the open edge of the upper strap layer to the neckline edge of the Cup. Turn under the edge of the under strap and topstitch it into the seam.
Stitch the Back Skirt to the Back. Overlock the seam and press it towards the back.
Complete setting the Front Inset into the Front Skirt. Overlock the seam and press.
Stitch the Front Skirt to the Front. Overlock the seam and press it towards the bodice.
Overlock the center back edges.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Overlock the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Press the side and shoulder seams towards the back.
Stitch the center back seam of the dress up to the zipper notch. Press the seam open, including the zipper opening allowances. Insert the zipper.
Overlock the hem of the dress, fold it under, press and topstitch onto the dress.