Sleeveless V-Neck Center Front Drawstring Ruched Top

Name: Sleeveless V-Neck Center Front Drawstring Ruched Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5460
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5460

A sleeveless women's top for knit or stretch fabric, with a deep V-neck, a centre front seam gathered on a drawstring cord and shoulder seams gathered by cord in the same way. Neckline and armholes are bound with bias binding. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric or thin fabrics with elastic fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless V-Neck Center Front Drawstring Ruched Top

When To Wear

In summer with jeans, shorts or a skirt.
Under an open jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, sleeveless; the front draws up at the centre when the cord is pulled.

Neckline: Deep V-neck with a rounded point, bound with bias binding folded in half lengthwise. The armholes are finished the same way.

Front: Two front pieces joined by a centre front seam. The seam is pressed open and the allowances are topstitched on both sides to form channels; the front hem is turned up before the seam is stitched. A cord threaded through the channels gathers the front from the hem to the neckline, with the ends hanging below the hem.

Sleeves: None. The shoulder seams are pressed open and topstitched on both sides, and a cord threaded through them gathers the shoulders, with ties hanging at the armhole edge.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam.

Finishing: Side seams pressed towards the back; back hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. No darts and no fastenings. The work is bias binding on curved edges and drawstring channels made from seam allowances.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric or thin fabrics with elastic fibres.

Additional Supplies

Decorative cord, 2.5–3 m
Bias binding

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Overlock the centre back edges of the Back. Stitch the centre back seam and press it towards the right back.
Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise and press. Bind the neckline edges of the Front and Back and the armhole edges of the Front and Back with the bias binding.
Overlock the hem allowance of the Front and press it to the wrong side. Overlock the centre front edges of the Front. Stitch the centre front seam; the pressed-up hem is caught in the centre front seam. Press the seam open and topstitch the seam allowances on both sides at an equal distance from the seam to form the cord channels.
Overlock the lower edge of the Back and the shoulder edges.
Stitch the shoulder seams and press them open. Topstitch the seam allowances of the shoulder seams on both sides at an equal distance from the seam.
Stitch the side seams, overlock them and press them towards the Back.
Turn up the hem and topstitch it.
Thread the cord through the channels of the centre front seam and pull it up. Thread the cord through the channels of the shoulder seams and pull it up.