Princess Seam Cap Sleeve Pleated Dress

Name: Princess Seam Cap Sleeve Pleated Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5679
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5679

A women's drop-waist dress with a fitted bodice shaped by armhole princess seams, short cap sleeves, a smooth hip yoke and a skirt laid in knife pleats. Concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: firm fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Princess Seam Cap Sleeve Pleated Dress

A women's drop-waist dress with a fitted bodice shaped by armhole princess seams, short cap sleeves, a smooth hip yoke and a skirt laid in knife pleats. Concealed zip at the centre back.

When To Wear

Daytime wear and office in spring and summer, in a plain firm fabric.
Under a short jacket or cardigan in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice down to the hips, with the fullness released in the pleated skirt.

Length: Just below the knee.

Neckline: Wide round neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings.

Sleeves: Short cap sleeves with a 3 cm turned and topstitched hem, set into the upper part of the armhole; the lower armhole is finished with 4 cm bias binding folded in half.

Front: Centre front and side front panels joined by princess seams from the armhole, ending at a one-piece front yoke.

Back: Centre back and side back panels with princess seams, a back yoke, and a concealed zip in the centre back seam of the bodice.

Skirt: One piece with a centre back seam, hemmed first and then folded into knife pleats as marked on the pattern before being stitched to the yokes.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; yoke seams pressed towards the yoke, the skirt seam pressed upwards; 3 cm hem.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams matched to a yoke, a concealed zip, sleeves set into part of the armhole with bias-bound underarms, and evenly folded pleats.

Fabric Recommendations

Firm fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip for the centre back
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Back Yoke – 1 piece
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 1 piece
Front Yoke – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Skirt – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing: Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces, Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse fusible interfacing to the Back Neckline Facings and the Front Neckline Facing.
Stitch and serge the princess seams of the front and back. Press the front princess seams towards the center front and the back princess seams towards the center back.
Serge the center back edges and press them to the wrong side. Place the zipper under the seam allowances so that the teeth are not visible, and stitch in place.
Stitch the Back Yoke to the lower edge of the back bodice. Serge the seam allowance and press it towards the yoke. Stitch the Front Yoke to the lower edge of the front bodice. Serge the seam allowance and press it towards the yoke.
Stitch and serge the side and shoulder seams of the dress. Press the shoulder and side seams towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the facings. Place the facing on the neckline right sides together and stitch. Clip the seam on the curves, turn the facing to the wrong side, and press.
Clip the armhole at the notches. Cut a bias strip 4 cm wide and equal in length to the lower part of the armhole. Press the strip in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Place the binding right sides together with the lower part of the armhole and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side. Topstitch the seam allowance to the binding 0.1 cm from the seam.
Press the sleeve hem allowance to the wrong side, turn under, and topstitch. Set the Sleeve into the upper part of the armhole. Serge the seam.
Stitch the center back seam of the Skirt. Press the seam allowances open and serge.
Press the skirt hem allowance to the wrong side, turn under, and topstitch.
Fold and press the pleats on the skirt as indicated on the pattern.
Stitch the skirt to the yokes. Serge the seam and press upwards.