Gathered Front Raglan Dress

Name: Gathered Front Raglan Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5566
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5566

A women's knee-length straight dress with short two-piece raglan sleeves, an upper front gathered into a seam under the bust, and a centre front opening fastened with small buttons and tape loops. Invisible zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: light to medium-weight woven dress fabrics with some drape: viscose, crepe, cotton lawn, fine linen.

Tech. Description

Gathered Front Raglan Dress

When To Wear

Everyday summer wear and warm days at the office.
With a cardigan or light jacket in spring.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, shaped by darts on the lower front and on the back.

Length: Around the knee; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched close to the edge.

Neckline: Wide scoop neckline bound with bias binding folded in half, its ends finished before binding.

Sleeves: Short raglan sleeves cut in two parts (front and back) with a seam over the shoulder; hems overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Front: Two upper front pieces, gathered between notches along the lower edge and joined to the lower front by a seam under the bust, pressed down. The lower front has vertical darts.

Closure: Centre front opening from the neckline to just below the bust seam, bound with bias binding, with loops cut from tape on the right side and buttons on the left. Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Back: Centre back seam with darts pressed towards the centre.

Finishing: Raglan, underarm and side seams overlocked and pressed towards the back.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering into a bust seam, a bound front opening with tape loops, raglan sleeves, an invisible zip and a bias-bound neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

Light to medium-weight woven dress fabrics with some drape: viscose, crepe, cotton lawn, fine linen.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip
Small buttons
Narrow tape for the button loops
Bias binding (front opening, neckline)

Cutter's Must

Back – 2 pieces
Lower Front – 1 piece
Upper Front – 2 pieces
Back Sleeve – 2 pieces
Front Sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Mark and stitch the darts on the Back and press them towards the center back. Mark and stitch the darts on the Lower Front and press them towards the center front.
Along the lower edge of the Upper Front, between the notches, sew a line of long, loose stitches 0.5 cm from the edge. Pull up the gathers and distribute them evenly. Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the Lower Front.
Mark the opening for the fastening on the Lower Front and cut it. Cut the button loops from the tape, fold them and stitch them to the edge of the opening. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise and press. Bind the front opening with the bias binding.
Overlock the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam up to the zipper notch and press it open, pressing the zipper opening allowances as well. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the upper (shoulder) seam of the Front Sleeve and Back Sleeve. Overlock it and press towards the back.
Stitch the underarm seam of the sleeve. Overlock it and press towards the back.
Stitch the side seams of the dress. Overlock them and press towards the back.
Set the sleeves into the armholes. Overlock the seam.
Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise and press. Stitch across its ends, trim the allowances and turn right side out. Bind the back and front neckline with the bias binding.
Overlock the hem allowances of the dress and sleeves, turn them to the wrong side and topstitch close to the edge.
Sew the buttons onto the left front.