V-Neck Empire Waist Pleated Tunic

Name: V-Neck Empire Waist Pleated Tunic
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5804
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5804

A women's pull-on tunic in knit fabric, below hip length, with a V-neck, short cut-on sleeves and a horizontal front insert at the high waist. The lower front is pleated; the back has a centre seam above a plain lower back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium or low stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Empire Waist Pleated Tunic

When To Wear

In warm weather with leggings, slim trousers or jeans.
As a relaxed day top for the office under a cardigan or jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Bodice fitted through the empire seam, with a pleated, gently flared lower front and a straight lower back.

Length: Below the hip.

Neckline: V-neck finished with an interfaced facing, topstitched into the seam of the centre front panel on the front and along the serged facing edge on the back.

Sleeves: Short, cut in one with the front and back; the underarm seam is sewn together with the side seam.

Front: A centre front panel between two side fronts, joined to a front insert at the empire line. The lower front is cut on the fold and folded into pleats along the markings before it is joined to the insert.

Back: Upper back in two pieces with a centre back seam, joined to a one-piece lower back.

Finishing: Hems of the body and sleeves serged, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleats set into an insert seam, a joined front and back facing on a V-neck, and sewing knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with medium or low stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible knit interfacing (front and back neckline facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
1. Upper back – 2 pieces
2. Lower back – 1 piece
3. Center front – 1 piece
4. Side front – 2 pieces
5. Front Insert – 1 piece
6. Lower front – 1 piece on fold
7. Front neckline facing – 1 piece
8. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are sewn with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also sew pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread serger.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse fusible interfacing to the back and front neckline facings.
Stitch the center seam of the upper back, press seam allowances to the left and serge.
Attach the lower back to the upper back, press seam allowances and serge.
Attach the side front to the center front, press seam allowances and serge.
Attach the front insert to the upper, press seam allowances downwards and serge. Create pleats on the lower front according to the markings, attach the lower to the insert, press seam allowances towards the insert and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the side seams simultaneously with the lower sleeve edges, press seam allowances and serge.
Stitch the neckline facing pieces together. Press seam allowances and serge, serge the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Press seam allowances, clip at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side and topstitch onto the blouson: on the front - into the seam of the center attachment, and on the back - along the serged edge.
Serge the hem allowance of the garment and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.