Boat Neck Dress with Center Darts

Name: Boat Neck Dress with Center Darts
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5883
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5883

A sleeveless, fully lined women's sheath dress with a boat neckline and armhole princess seams front and back. Two angled darts meet at the centre front below the bust, where a centre front seam begins and runs down to the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight suiting fabrics of natural or mixed fibres.

Tech. Description

Boat Neck Dress with Center Darts

When To Wear

Office and business wear, with a jacket or cardigan.
Daytime events and dinners in the warmer months.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shaped by princess seams running from the armholes, front and back.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Boat neckline, faced with the lining.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes faced with the lining.

Front: One-piece centre front panel with two darts forming a V below the bust; the darts start exactly on the centre line, and a centre front seam continues from their meeting point to the hem.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zip from the neckline down to the notch.

Finishing: 3 cm hem allowance, turned under 1 cm and topstitched.

Lining: Full lining cut from the same pieces, stitched to the neckline and armholes, slipstitched to the zip tape; the lining hem is turned under twice and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Darts sewn into a centre seam point, princess seams, an invisible zip and a lining that finishes the neckline and armholes in one step.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight suiting fabrics of natural or mixed fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Invisible zip

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 1 piece

From lining fabric:

Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Front – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Overlock the center back edges of the Center Back pieces. Insert the zipper from the top edge to the notch. Fold the lower end of the zipper out of the way and stitch the center back seam from the notch downwards. Press seam allowances open.
Stitch the darts on the Center Front, starting exactly at the marked center seam line, press the dart allowances upwards. Stitch the center front seam, press seam allowances to the left side and overlock.
Stitch the princess seams of the front and back, press seam allowances towards the center and overlock.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances of the side seams towards the back and overlock, press seam allowances of the shoulder seams open.
Stitch the lining pieces similarly to the main fabric pieces. Place the lining and main fabric right sides together and stitch the neckline edge and armhole edges. Press seam allowances, clip curves. Turn the dress right side out, baste, press. Fold under the center back seam allowances of the lining and slipstitch them to the zipper tape. Fold the lower edge of the lining twice to the wrong side and topstitch.
Press the hem allowance (3 cm) to the wrong side, turn the raw edge under by 1 cm and topstitch.