Cap Shoulder V-Neck Dress with Waist Tabs

Name: Cap Shoulder V-Neck Dress with Waist Tabs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5750
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5750

A women's fitted sheath dress with no waist seam, a wide V-neckline, cap shoulders formed by separate pleated straps, a centre front seam with bust darts, and buttoned tabs in contrast fabric at the sides of the waist. Invisible zip and vent at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine wool fabrics with added synthetic fibres; contrast fabric for the tabs.

Tech. Description

Cap Shoulder V-Neck Dress with Waist Tabs

When To Wear

Office wear in autumn and spring, on its own or under a jacket.
Daytime events and dinners, with court shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shaped by darts on the front and back and by back princess seams.

Neckline: Wide V-neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings, understitched at the back 0.2 cm from the seam.

Sleeves: Sleeveless with cap shoulders: a separate strap with a folded pleat is stitched to the back along the shoulder seam and to the front below the shoulder, extending past the shoulder point. Armholes finished with interfaced facings.

Front: Centre front seam pressed open; bust darts pressed downwards and long waist darts pressed towards the centre front.

Back: Centre back pieces with darts and princess seams from the armhole to the hem joining the side backs, which meet the fronts at the side seams.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Skirt: Straight, with a vent at the centre back hem pressed onto the left back and topstitched across its upper edge.

Finishing: Two interfaced tabs in contrast fabric, topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge, are attached at the waist on the marked lines and held with buttons: the drawing shows the tab ends at the front darts and at the back princess seams. Hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleated cap-shoulder straps set between front and back, combined neck and armhole facings, an invisible zip above a vent and a dart-shaped bodice with no waist seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine wool fabrics with added synthetic fibres; contrast fabric for the tabs.

Additional Supplies

Contrast fabric for the tabs
Invisible zip
Fusible interfacing (tabs and all facings)
4 buttons

Fabric & Materials

Also needed: contrast fabric for the tabs, invisible zipper, fusible interfacing, 4 buttons.

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Strap – 2 pieces
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Facing – 1 piece
- Armhole Facing – 2 pieces
From contrast fabric:
- Tab – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Tab – 2 pieces, Back Facing – 2 pieces, Front Facing – 1 piece, Armhole Facing – 2 pieces.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse fusible interfacing to the Tabs and the facings.
Stitch the bust and waist darts on the Front pieces. Press the bust darts down and the waist darts towards the center front.
Stitch the darts on the Center Back pieces. Press the darts towards the center back. Stitch the center back seam and the upper edge of the vent, from the zipper notch downwards. Clip the seam at the top of the vent. Press the center back seam open and press the vent onto the left back. Serge the center back seam allowances and the vent edges. Insert the invisible zipper. Topstitch along the upper edge of the vent.
Stitch the Side Back to the Front. Serge the seam and press towards the back. Stitch the center front seam. Serge the seam and press open.
Serge the lower edges of the Back Facing, Armhole Facing and Front Facing. Place the facings on the dress pieces right sides together and stitch the corresponding edges. Turn the facings to the wrong side and press.
On the Strap, serge the edge marked "to the neckline", turn it under and topstitch.
Stitch the Side Back to the Center Back from the notch downwards. Stitch the Strap to the back along the shoulder seam. Serge the seam and press towards the center back. Serge the strap edge, the back armhole section and the back princess seam in one pass. Press the seam towards the center back and topstitch up to the princess seam. Topstitch the back neckline seam allowance to the facing 0.2 cm from the seam (understitch). Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Stitch the center edge of the facing to the zipper tape allowance and the shoulder edge of the facing to the shoulder seam.
Fold a pleat on the Strap along the marked line. Stitch the strap to the front. Serge the seam and press towards the front. Tack the armhole and front facings to the strap seams.
Press the hem allowance to the wrong side, turn under and topstitch.
Fold the Tabs in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along two sides. Turn the tabs right side out and press. Turn in the open edge and topstitch around the tab 0.5 cm from the edge. Attach the tabs to the dress along the marked lines and sew on the buttons.