Flared Maxi Dress with Wide Collar V-Neck

Name: Flared Maxi Dress with Wide Collar V-Neck
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5522
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5522

A sleeveless women's maxi dress with a wide flat collar forming a deep V at the front, princess seams from the armholes, and centre front and centre back seams. Six gores set into the lower ends of the vertical seams flare the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Flared Maxi Dress with Wide Collar

When To Wear

Summer daytime events, parties and holidays.
With sandals or heeled shoes; with a light cardigan or bolero on cooler evenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the bodice, waist and hips, flaring out from about knee level.

Length: Ankle length; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched 1 cm from the edge.

Collar: Wide flat collar covering the shoulders, meeting in a V at the front and falling in soft ripples at the back. The upper collar is interfaced; the under collar is cut in two with a centre seam. The under collar is sewn to the neckline and the turned-under edge of the upper collar is stitched in the ditch of that seam, so no facing is needed.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with bias binding folded in half lengthwise.

Front: Centre front seam and princess seams from the armholes.

Closure: Concealed zip in the left side seam.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams from the armholes, matching the front.

Skirt: Six gores: one each in the centre front and centre back seams, and one in each front and back princess seam. The side seams have none.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gores set into seam ends, long princess seams, a collar attached by stitching in the ditch, bias-bound armholes and a concealed zip in the side seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip, 25 cm
Bias binding (armholes)
Fusible interfacing (upper collar)
Lining fabric

Cutting Plan

From main fabric:
Upper Collar – 1 piece
Lower Collar – 2 pieces
Gore – 6 pieces
Middle Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
Upper Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Upper Collar.
Stitch a Gore to the Center Front pieces; overlock the seam, continuing 4 cm above the notch. Stitch the center front seam together with the other side edge of the Gore. Overlock the center seam and the side edge of the Gore. Press the center front seam, pressing the Gore.
Stitch a Gore to each Side Front piece; overlock the seam, continuing 4 cm above the notch. Stitch the front princess seam (Center Front to Side Front) together with the other side edge of the Gore. Overlock the front princess seam and press, pressing the Gore.
Stitch a Gore to the Middle Back pieces; overlock the seam, continuing 4 cm above the notch. Stitch the center back seam together with the other side edge of the Gore. Overlock the center back seam and press, pressing the Gore.
Stitch a Gore to each Side Back piece; overlock the seam, continuing 4 cm above the notch. Stitch the back princess seams (Middle Back to Side Back) together with the other side edge of the Gore. Overlock the princess seams and press, pressing the Gore.
Stitch and press open the center seam of the Lower Collar. Stitch the Lower Collar and Upper Collar together along the outer edge, turn the collar right side out and press.
Fold and press the bias binding in half lengthwise. Finish the armholes of the front and back pieces with bias binding.
Serge the side edges. Stitch and press open the side seams of the dress, leaving an opening for the zipper in the left side seam. Insert the zipper.
Serge, stitch, and press open the shoulder seams of the dress.
Stitch the Lower Collar to the neckline, turn under the raw edge of the Upper Collar and stitch it in the ditch of the Lower Collar seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the dress, fold up and topstitch 1 cm from the bottom edge.