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Elbow Sleeve Square Neck Button Front Dress

Pattern #5462

This Minerva sewing pattern for a versatile dress is drafted to your own measurements, offering both style and comfort for various occasions. It features a sophisticated square neckline, a classic button-front closure, and gently puffed elbow sleeves with elastic gathering. Choose medium-weight woven fabrics that provide some body and structure, such as denim, for the best results.

Tech. Description

Elbow Sleeve Square Neck Button Front Dress

Introducing a versatile women's dress pattern featuring a sophisticated square neckline, a classic button-front closure, and gently puffed elbow sleeves with elastic gathering.

When To Wear

This charming dress is a perfect choice for various occasions, offering both style and comfort:

  • Everyday Chic: Ideal for daily wear, from running errands to casual meetups.
  • Work & Office: a polished option for a professional yet comfortable work environment.
  • Casual Gatherings: Suitable for brunches, family outings, or relaxed social events.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a fitted sheath shape with no waist seam, contoured by princess seams on the front and back.

Neckline: a wide square neckline finished with a turned-and-stitched hem; the sleeve tops form part of the neckline and are gathered with elastic.

Closure: Center front button closure on a cut-on placket, secured with ten buttons.

Sleeves: Elbow-length sleeves whose upper edge, part of the neckline, is gathered with elastic, creating a subtle puff; finished with a topstitched cuff.

Back: Designed with a center back seam and princess seams for a contoured and shaped fit.

Length: a practical and stylish length, reaching just above the knee.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. This pattern requires skills in creating buttonholes, setting sleeves, and constructing shaped princess seams for a tailored finish.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose medium-weight woven fabrics that provide some body and structure, ideal for holding the garment's shape:

  • Denim

Additional Supplies

  • 10 buttons
  • Elastic tape

Cutter's Must

  • From main fabric:
  • Sleeve – 2 pieces
  • Center Back – 2 pieces
  • Side Back – 2 pieces
  • Center Front – 2 pieces
  • Side Front – 2 pieces
  • Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

  1. Stitch the Side Front pieces to the Center Front pieces and the Side Back pieces to the Center Back pieces (princess seams). Overlock the seams and press them towards the center.
  2. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam and press it towards the right half of the back.
  3. Stitch and overlock the side seams of the dress.
  4. Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock and press the seam. Fold each Cuff right sides together and stitch the ends. Trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn right side out. Press the cuffs. Stitch the cuff to the lower edge of the sleeve. Overlock the seam allowances of the sleeve and cuff together, press them towards the sleeve and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
  5. Set the sleeves into the armholes and overlock the attaching seam.
  6. Overlock the neckline edges of the front and back, the outer edge of the cut-on placket on the Center Fronts, and the upper edge of the sleeves.
  7. Fold the cut-on placket right sides together and stitch across its upper and lower ends. Trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn the placket right side out. Lay the elastic along the upper edge of the sleeve and secure its ends to the armhole seams with a 0.5 cm bartack. Fold the neckline seam allowance of the front and back and the upper edge of the sleeve to the wrong side of the dress; topstitch at a distance of 1-1.5 cm from the edge. On the right front, mark and make the buttonholes. On the left front, mark and sew on the buttons.
  8. Overlock the lower edge of the dress and fold to the wrong side. Press and topstitch at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge.

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Please double-check the file format and paper size. Your pattern is drafted in exactly the format you select; a different format or paper size later is a new order.

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