Halter Neck Cut-Out Gathers Midi Dress

Name: Halter Neck Cut-Out Gathers Midi Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5585
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5585

A women's close-fitting midi dress shaped by waist darts, with a double-layer upper front in two halves that leave a cut-out at the centre. A turned strap is threaded through the channels along the inner edges, gathering them, and is crossed and tied behind the neck; the back has a straight faced top edge and an invisible zip. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Halter Neck Cut-Out Midi Dress

When To Wear

Summer evenings, dinners and parties.
Warm days and holidays, with sandals or low heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the bodice and waist, straight below the hip.

Length: Below the knee; 2 cm hem allowance, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Neckline: Halter. Each upper front half is cut double, stitched along the edges and turned, then topstitched 1 cm from the centre edge to form a channel. The strap runs through the channels, gathers the edges around the cut-out and is tied as shown in the drawing.

Front: Lower front in one piece with waist darts; its top edge, visible inside the cut-out, is finished with an interfaced facing.

Back: Centre back seam and waist darts; straight top edge finished with an interfaced back facing.

Closure: Invisible zip, 25 cm, in the centre back seam.

Finishing: The front is sandwiched between the back and the back facing at the side seams; side seams overlocked and pressed towards the back.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Double-layer front pieces with clipped corners and channels, facings sewn in with the side seams, an invisible zip and a strap threaded through and gathered.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip, 25 cm
Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Upper Front – 4 pieces
Lower Front – 1 piece
Back Facing – 2 pieces
Front Facing – 1 piece
Strap – cut to length (no pattern piece)

From fusible interfacing:

Back Facing – 1 piece
Front Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the back facing and front facing.
Mark and stitch the waist darts on the front and back. Press the darts on the front towards the center of the front, and on the back towards the center of the back.
Place the upper front pieces right sides together in pairs and stitch along the center edge. Stitch the pieces along the upper and lower edges, stopping 1 cm before the center seam. Stitch the lower edge from the notch towards the center seam. At the notch near the lower edge, clip the seam up to the stitching line. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Topstitch along the center seam 1 cm from the edge.
Stitch the upper front to the lower front from the side seam to the notch. Stitch the front facing to the upper edge of the lower front. Turn the facing to the inside and press. Overlock the lower edge of the facing.
Overlock the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam up to the zipper notch. Press the seam open, also pressing the zipper opening allowances. Insert the invisible zipper.
Overlock the lower edge of the back facing.
Place the back and the back facing right sides together. Stopping 5 mm short of the zipper edges, fold back the facing and pin it to the upper edge of the dress. Fold the seam allowances along the zipper to the right side of the dress and pin them to the upper edge over the facing. Stitch along the upper edge. Turn the allowances along the zipper to the wrong side. Fold the facing up and understitch it to the seam allowance 1-2 mm from the seam. Turn the facing to the wrong side and attach it to the zipper tape. Press.
Turn the back wrong side out. Sandwich the front between the back and the back facing and stitch the side seams. Overlock the side seams of the dress. Turn the dress right side out, press the seams towards the back.
Overlock the lower edge of the dress, fold up and topstitch 1.5 cm from the lower edge.
Cut the strap. Fold the strap lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.5 cm from the fold. Turn the strap right side out and press. Thread the strap through the openings in the upper front and tie it as shown in the drawing.