Square Neck Tiered Ruffle Shift Dress

Name: Square Neck Tiered Ruffle Shift Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5516
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5516

A women's knee-length shift dress made in two layers, main fabric and chiffon, joined at the neckline, with short flutter sleeves of three chiffon tiers set in as one. The front neckline is bound with bias binding that continues up as narrow straps. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics made of natural or blended fibres, combined with chiffon for the second dress layer and the sleeves.

Tech. Description

Tiered Ruffle Sleeve Dress

When To Wear

Summer parties, daytime celebrations and holidays.
With sandals or low heels; with a light cardigan on cooler evenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Shift shape, close at the bust and widening slightly towards the hem; shaped with bust darts at the front and waist darts at the front and back.

Length: About knee length; both layers overlocked, turned up and topstitched 1.5 cm from the edge, with the under layer showing slightly below the outer one on the drawing.

Neckline: Wide neckline; the two layers are stitched together along the front and back neckline and understitched 0.2 cm from the seam. Between the notches at the front, the edge is bound with bias binding folded in half, which is left long at both ends as straps; their length is set at a fitting and the ends are sewn to the back.

Sleeves: Short set-in flutter sleeves of three chiffon layers of graduated length, each edged with a rolled hem, nested and basted together at the cap 0.5 cm from the edge.

Front: Centre front seam in both layers.

Back: Centre back seam in both layers.

Closure: Concealed zip in the upper part of the centre back seam of the outer layer; the under layer is turned under and stitched to the zip allowances.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing chiffon, two complete dress layers joined at the neckline, rolled hems on three sleeve tiers set in as one, a concealed zip and bias-binding straps fitted on the wearer.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics made of natural or blended fibres, combined with chiffon for the second dress layer and the sleeves.

Additional Supplies

Chiffon
Concealed zip
Bias binding (front neckline and straps)

Cutting Plan

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
From chiffon fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
Sleeve 1 – 2 pieces
Sleeve 2 – 2 pieces
Sleeve 3 – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Mark and stitch the bust darts on the front (from main fabric and chiffon). Press the bust darts downwards. Mark and stitch the waist darts on the front and back (from main fabric and chiffon). Press the back darts towards the center back, and the front darts towards the center front.
Stitch, overlock, and press the center front seam (from main fabric and chiffon).
Stitch and overlock the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Press the side seams towards the back (from main fabric and chiffon).
Place the two dress layers right sides together and stitch along the front and back neckline. Understitch the seam allowances to the lower layer 0.2 cm from the seam.
Overlock the center back edge (from main fabric and chiffon). Stitch the center seam up to the notch for the zipper. Press open the center back seam, pressing the zipper opening allowances. Insert the zipper into the upper dress layer. Fold under the center back edge of the lower dress and stitch it to the seam allowances of the upper dress in the zipper area.
Overlock the lower edge of the sleeves (sleeve 1, sleeve 2, and sleeve 3) with a rolled hem. Stitch and overlock the sleeve seams (sleeve 1, sleeve 2, and sleeve 3). Press the sleeve seams. Place the sleeves one inside the other and baste them together along the sleeve cap 0.5 cm from the edge.
Set the sleeves into the armholes according to the notches.
Press the bias tape in half lengthwise and finish the neckline edge of the front from notch to notch, leaving straps from the bias tape. Try on the dress, adjust the length of the straps, and sew the back ends to the back.
Overlock the lower edge of the dress (from main fabric and chiffon), fold under, and topstitch at 1.5 cm from the lower edge.