Sleeveless Panel Dress with Hidden Pockets

Name: Sleeveless Panel Dress with Hidden Pockets
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5559
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5559

A women's sleeveless knee-length dress with a waist seam, a bodice shaped by princess seams from the armholes, and a straight skirt with two pockets hidden in the front skirt darts. Zip in the centre back seam; neckline and armholes finished with an all-in-one facing. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine silk and viscose fabrics.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Panel Dress with Hidden Pockets

When To Wear

Office and everyday wear in summer, or over a fine blouse or T-shirt in spring and autumn.
Daytime outings where pockets are handy.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, straight skirt joined at the natural waist.

Length: To the knee; 3 cm hem allowance, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Neckline: Round neckline finished, together with the armholes, by interfaced front and back facings, understitched 0.2 cm from the seam and stitched to the zip allowances at the back.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Centre front and side front bodice pieces joined by princess seams running from the armholes, pressed towards the centre.

Pockets: The two front skirt darts are slashed and used as vertical pocket openings below the waist seam; each pocket has two pocket bags, the opening fold held with fusible web.

Back: Princess seams on the bodice, darts on the back skirt and a centre back seam.

Waist: Horizontal waist seam, allowances pressed towards the skirt.

Closure: Zip in the centre back seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pockets set into slashed darts, princess seams, a centre back zip and an all-in-one neck and armhole facing.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine silk and viscose fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Zip
Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)
Fusible web (pocket openings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 1 piece
Front Skirt – 1 piece
Pocket Bag – 4 pieces
Front Facing – 1 piece
Back Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Front Facing, Back Facing.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Front Facing and Back Facing.
Stitch the princess seams joining the Center Front and Side Front pieces. Overlock the seams and press towards the center front.
Stitch the princess seams joining the Center Back and Side Back pieces. Overlock the seams and press towards the center back.
Mark the darts on the Front Skirt and Back Skirt. Slash the darts on the Front Skirt for the pockets. Place a Pocket Bag right sides together with the garment along the slashed dart edge and stitch. Overlock the seam and turn the Pocket Bag to the wrong side. Press the seam allowances towards the Pocket Bag. Place the second Pocket Bag on top and stitch the two bags together. Overlock the pocket bag edges. Secure the pocket edge fold with fusible web. Press the pocket.
Stitch the Front Skirt to the front bodice. Overlock the seam and press towards the Front Skirt.
Stitch the Back Skirt to the back bodice. Overlock the seam and press towards the Back Skirt.
Overlock the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam up to the notches for the zipper. Press open the center back seam, press the zipper opening. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Overlock the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Press the seams towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the Front Facing and Back Facing, press the seams open. Overlock the outer edge of the facings. Place the facing pieces right sides together with the garment and stitch the neckline edge of the front and back. Stitch the armhole in two steps: first the upper edge of the armhole, then the lower edge of the armhole. Understitch the seam allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Stitch the center edge of the facing to the zipper allowance.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress, fold up and topstitch.