Gathered Ruffle Babydoll Nightdress

Name: Gathered Ruffle Babydoll Nightdress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5780
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5780

This charming babydoll nightdress sewing pattern features a fitted bust with shaped cups and delightful gathered ruffles adorning the neckline, straps, and mini-length hem, trimmed with decorative braid. It offers a loose-fitting silhouette, flaring gently from the bust for comfort and drape, making it an excellent choice for lounging, sleepwear, or romantic evenings. This Minerva pattern can be made to your own measurements or in standard sizes.

Tech. Description

Gathered Ruffle Babydoll Nightdress

Introducing a charming women's sewing pattern for a babydoll nightdress featuring a fitted bust with shaped cups and delightful gathered ruffles adorning the neckline, straps, and hem.

When To Wear

This babydoll nightdress is perfect for moments of relaxation and comfort, making it an excellent choice for:

Lounging Comfort: Ideal for comfortable and stylish relaxation at home.
Sleepwear: a light and airy option for a comfortable night's sleep.
Romantic Evenings: a delicate and alluring piece for special intimate occasions.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a loose-fitting babydoll silhouette, flaring gently from the bust for comfort and drape.

Neckline: a squared neckline with a small V at the center front, edged with a delicate gathered ruffle.

Straps: The neckline ruffle continues over the shoulders to form gathered ruffle straps.

Bust: Two bust cups with shaping darts, set into the front.

Back: A straight upper edge finished with the same gathered ruffle that forms the straps.

Hem: a mini-length hemline finished with a gathered ruffle trimmed with decorative braid.

Closure: Pull-on style with no visible fastenings.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in dart construction, inserting shaped cups, gathering fabric, binding the armholes with bias strips and finishing the ruffles with a rolled hem.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose light, soft, and drapey fabrics that will enhance the gathered ruffles and flowy silhouette:

Chiffon

Additional Supplies

Decorative trim (braid)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 1 piece
Front – 1 piece
Cup – 2 pieces
Also cut from main fabric (no pattern piece): bias binding strips 4 cm wide for the lower armholes; neckline ruffle strip 8 cm wide; hem ruffle strip 8 cm wide (approximate lengths are marked on the Back piece)

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the Cup pieces, trim the dart allowances to 0.5 cm and overlock. Stitch the cups into the Front and overlock the seam allowances.
Stitch the side seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the upper and lower edges.
Cut bias binding strips from the main fabric, 4 cm wide and as long as the lower part of the armhole. Press each strip in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Place the binding on the lower armhole, right sides together, and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side and understitch the seam allowance to the binding 0.1 cm from the seam.
Cut the neckline ruffle strip from the main fabric, 8 cm wide (the approximate length is marked on the Back piece). Finish all edges with a rolled hem, sew a line of long, loose stitches along the middle and gather to the required length (also marked on the Back piece). Topstitch the decorative trim onto the ruffle, then topstitch the ruffle onto the neckline edge of the back and front, forming the straps at the same time.
Cut the hem ruffle strip from the main fabric, 8 cm wide (the approximate length is marked on the Back piece). Stitch it into a ring, press the seam open and overlock. Finish the long edges with a rolled hem, sew a line of long, loose stitches along the middle and gather to the length of the lower edge. Topstitch the decorative trim onto the ruffle, then topstitch the ruffle onto the lower edge of the nightdress.

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Gathered Ruffle Babydoll Nightdress

When To Wear

Key Design Features

Level Of Difficulty

Fabric Recommendations

Additional Supplies

Cutter's Must

Sewing Instructions

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