Halter Neck Keyhole Dress

Name: Halter Neck Keyhole Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5583
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5583

A women's floor-length sleeveless dress with a halter neckline: a band collar fastening with a button and fabric loop, a gathered bodice with a centre front slit, a wide two-layer waist yoke and a flared skirt. Invisible zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Halter Neck Keyhole Dress

When To Wear

Summer evenings, weddings and garden parties.
Warm-weather holidays, with flat sandals or heeled shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Gathered bodice, fitted waist yoke and a skirt flaring out to the hem.

Length: Floor length; hem overlocked, turned under and topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge.

Collar: Halter band collar cut in two pieces, the upper collar interfaced, sewn to the gathered front and back. A narrow self-fabric loop on the right end and a button on the left end close it at the front.

Front: Upper front cut in two pieces; the centre front edges are interfaced, overlocked and turned back 3 cm, leaving a slit opening from the collar down to the yoke. Gathers at the neck and at the yoke.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes overlocked, turned under 0.5 cm and topstitched.

Back: High back, upper back gathered along the top and bottom edges and joined to a back yoke.

Waist: Wide front and back yokes, each cut double with one layer interfaced; the gathered bodice is sandwiched between the two layers. The yoke-to-skirt seams are pressed up and topstitched 1 mm from the seam.

Skirt: One front and one back piece joined at the side seams.

Closure: Invisible zip in the left side seam, plus the button and loop at the collar.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering into a double yoke, a band collar with a fabric loop, an invisible zip and narrow topstitched armhole edges.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip
Fusible interfacing (one front yoke, one back yoke, upper collar, centre front edges of the upper front)
1 button

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Upper Back – 1 piece
Lower Back – 1 piece
Back Yoke – 2 pieces
Upper Front – 2 pieces
Lower Front – 1 piece
Front Yoke – 2 pieces
Collar – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Back Yoke – 1 piece
Front Yoke – 1 piece
Collar – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to one back yoke and one front yoke piece, to the upper collar and to the center front allowance of the upper front pieces.
Overlock the center front edge of the upper front pieces and press it 3 cm to the wrong side.
Sew a line of long, loose gathering stitches 0.5 cm from the edge along the lower and upper edges of the upper back and upper front. Pull up the gathers.
Place the front yoke pieces right sides together. Insert the upper front pieces between them, aligning the notches, so that the right side of the front is against the right side of the interfaced yoke piece. Stitch the pieces together with one seam. Overlock the seam, turn right side out, and press. Stitch the back yoke to the upper back in the same manner.
Align the lower edge of the front yoke pieces with the lower front. Stitch the seam, overlock, and press upwards. Topstitch along the seam 1 mm from the seam. Process the back yoke and lower back in the same way.
Stitch the side seams, leaving the left seam unstitched up to the notch for the zipper. Overlock and press the seams open, pressing the zipper opening allowances. Insert the zipper.
Overlock the armhole edges, fold under 0.5 cm, and topstitch. Press the seams.
Cut a 3 cm wide strip for the loop from the main fabric. Fold the strip lengthwise and stitch 0.5 cm from the fold, closing one end. Turn the strip right side out and press. Cut the loop to the desired length and baste it to the right side of the collar.
Place the collar pieces together. Stitch the lower collar to the upper collar, trim the seam allowances, and turn the collar right side out. Press the collar, pressing the lower edge allowances to the inside.
Attach the collar to the back and front, aligning the pieces at the notches.
Overlock the hem edge of the dress, fold under, and topstitch 0.5 cm from the edge.
Sew a button to the left side of the collar.