Short Raglan Sleeve Flared Maxi Dress

Name: Short Raglan Sleeve Flared Maxi Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5591
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5591

A women's floor-length dress without a waist seam, fitted through the bodice and flared to the hem by panel seams that run from the raglan seams to the hem at the front and back. Short raglan sleeves are cut from chiffon and finished with a folded band in the main fabric. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics in natural or blended fibres for the dress; chiffon for the sleeves.

Tech. Description

Short Raglan Sleeve Flared Maxi Dress

When To Wear

Summer evenings, weddings and family celebrations.
Spring and summer daywear with flat sandals.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted to the waist, flaring to the hem; no waist seam.

Length: Floor length; 1 cm hem allowance, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Neckline: Round, bound with a 4 cm wide bias strip; the binding ends are finished by hand at the zip.

Sleeves: Short raglan sleeves in two parts (front and back), cut from chiffon. The sleeve hem is finished with a band folded in half, interfaced, stitched into a ring and topstitched into the attachment seam.

Front: Centre front panel and two side front panels; seams pressed towards the centre.

Back: Centre back seam and side back panels.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Finishing: All seams overlocked; side seams pressed towards the back.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Long panel seams that must hang evenly, raglan sleeves in chiffon, a bias-bound neckline and an invisible zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics in natural or blended fibres for the dress; chiffon for the sleeves.

Additional Supplies

Chiffon for the sleeves
Invisible zip
Bias binding (or a 4 cm bias strip)
Fusible interfacing (sleeve hem bands)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Center Front – 1 piece
Side Back – 2 pieces
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Sleeve Hem Facing – 2 pieces

From chiffon:

Back Sleeve – 2 pieces
Front Sleeve – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Sleeve Hem Facing – 2 pieces

Cut a bias strip 4.0 cm wide for the neckline binding.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch and overlock the princess seams on the front and back. Press front princess seams towards the center front, and back princess seams towards the center back.
Stitch and overlock the sleeve seams (joining the front sleeve and back sleeve).
Stitch and overlock the side seams of the dress. Press them towards the back.
Stitch the raglan sleeves into the armholes.
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.
Finish the neckline with the bias binding. Secure the ends of the binding by hand.
Overlock, hem, and topstitch the bottom of the dress.
Fold the sleeve hem facing in half lengthwise and press. Fuse interfacing to the sleeve hem facing so that it extends 1 cm beyond the fold line.
Stitch each facing into a ring. Overlock the seam and press it open.
Stitch the interfaced side of the facing to the lower edge of the sleeve. Overlock the seam and press it towards the facing. Fold the raw edge of the facing by 1 cm and topstitch it into the attachment seam.