Short Sleeve Draped Front Sheath Dress

Name: Short Sleeve Draped Front Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5851
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5851

A women's fitted knee-length dress with short raglan sleeves cut in two parts, a wide waist yoke front and back, and a double-layer upper front pleated into the yoke seam; folds on the upper front are caught with a brooch. Invisible zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Short Sleeve Draped Front Sheath Dress

When To Wear

Office days and business meetings, with court shoes.
Daytime celebrations and dinners in spring and summer.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, with a wide horizontal yoke at the waist separating the bodice from the skirt.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Wide and low at the front, formed by the upper edge of the self-lined upper front; round at the back, finished with bias binding topstitched along the fold.

Front: Two upper front layers stitched together along the top edge, with the front sleeve caught between them; pleats laid along the lower edge, turned towards the centre, are sewn into the front yoke seam. After the dress is finished, folds are arranged on the upper front and held with a brooch.

Sleeves: Short raglan sleeves, each cut as a front and a back part joined by a seam over the shoulder; underarm seam sewn together with the side seam.

Waist: Front yoke in one piece and back yoke in two pieces; lower front shaped with darts.

Back: Upper back with darts; lower back cut as centre and side panels; centre back seam with an invisible zip.

Finishing: Dress and sleeve hems pressed up 3 cm, turned under 1 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A self-lined upper front with the sleeve sandwiched between the layers, pleats laid into a yoke seam, two-piece raglan sleeves and an invisible zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip
Bias binding
Brooch

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Upper Front – 2 pieces
Front Yoke – 1 piece
Lower Front – 1 piece
Back – 2 pieces
Back Yoke – 2 pieces
Lower Middle Back – 2 pieces
Lower Side Back – 2 pieces
Front Sleeve – 2 pieces
Back Sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Mark and stitch the darts on the Lower Front. Press darts towards the center of the front. Mark and stitch the darts on the Back. Press the darts towards the center back. Place the Back Yoke and Back right sides together and stitch. Overlock the seam and press towards the yoke.
Stitch the Lower Middle Back to the Lower Side Back. Press the seam towards the center of the back and overlock. Attach the lower back to the Back Yoke. Overlock the seam and press towards the yoke. Overlock the center edges of the back. Stitch the center seam up to the notch for the zipper. Press the seam open, pressing the zipper opening. Insert the zipper.
Set the Back Sleeve into the back armhole. Overlock the seam and press towards the sleeve. Stitch the upper (shoulder) edge of the sleeve to the Front Sleeve. Overlock and press towards the back. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding on the back neckline edge, right sides together, and stitch; fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold. Press the seam.
Along the lower edge of the Upper Front, mark and create pleats. Direct the pleat depths towards the center of the front. Place the two Upper Front pieces right sides together and stitch along the upper edge.
Set the Front Sleeve into the front armhole, sandwiching it between the two Upper Front pieces. Turn right side out and press.
Place the Front Yoke and the Upper Front right sides together and stitch. Overlock the seam and press towards the yoke.
Attach the Lower Front to the Front Yoke. Overlock the seam and press towards the yoke.
Stitch the side seams together with the underarm seams of the sleeves. Overlock the seams and press towards the back.
Press the hem allowance of the dress and the sleeve hem allowance to the wrong side, fold inwards another 1 cm and topstitch.
Lay the folds on the Upper Front and secure them with a brooch.