Sleeveless Scoop Neck Diagonal Panel Dress

Name: Sleeveless Scoop Neck Diagonal Panel Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5461
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5461

A women's sleeveless A-line dress of about knee length, with a deep scoop neckline, a centre front panel edged with snap plackets that close over the side front pieces, and triangle gores set into the front with diagonal seams running down to the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin linen or linen blend fabrics.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Scoop Neck Diagonal Panel Dress

When To Wear

On its own in summer, in linen.
Over a thin top or T-shirt in spring and early autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close to the body at the top, widening into an A-line towards the hem.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Deep scoop neckline bound with bias binding folded in half.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound with the same bias binding.

Front: A centre front panel cut in one piece, edged on both sides with curved plackets that run from the shoulder to the hip. The plackets are interfaced, faced and understitched, and fasten to the side front pieces with 12 snaps, six on each side. The side fronts are held in the side seams and the neckline, and their lower edge is finished separately and topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge.

Skirt: Two triangle gores joined to the front panel, forming diagonal seams that meet near the centre of the hem; seams pressed towards the front.

Back: Centre back seam pressed open; side seams pressed towards the back.

Finishing: Overlocked seams; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched; 1 cm seam allowances throughout.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Curved faced plackets, layered front pieces, bias-bound neckline and armholes, setting snaps.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin linen or linen blend fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (plackets)
12 snaps
Bias binding

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Side Front – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece
Triangle Gore – 2 pieces
Back – 2 pieces
Placket – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Placket

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Placket pieces.
Place the Placket pieces right sides together in pairs and stitch along the outer edge. Understitch the seam allowance to the under placket 0.2 cm from the seam. Overlock the free long edge of the under placket.
Stitch the Placket to the Front. Topstitch the overlocked edge of the under placket over the attachment seam. Press the finished placket.
Stitch the Triangle Gores to the Front. Overlock the seams and press them towards the Front.
Overlock the lower edge of each Side Front. Press the allowance up and topstitch 0.5 cm from the lower edge.
Baste the Front and Side Front together along the side seam and along the front neckline edge.
Overlock the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam and press it open. Stitch and overlock the side seams of the dress. Press the side seams towards the back.
Fold the bias binding in half, press, and bind the front and back neckline edges and the front and back armhole edges.
Stitch the shoulder seams and press them towards the back. Overlock, fold up, and topstitch the hem of the dress. Mark the positions and set the snaps on the plackets.