V-Neck Long Sleeve Ruched Dress

Name: V-Neck Long Sleeve Ruched Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5948
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5948

A women's knee-length fitted dress with a V-neckline, a two-piece upper front with darts, and a centre lower front panel shaped as an arch from under the bust to the hem, with the side fronts gathered into it at waist level. Set-in sleeves; concealed zip and slit at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

V-Neck Long Sleeve Ruched Dress

When To Wear

For dinners, receptions and family celebrations.
At the office in autumn, winter and spring, in a plain dress fabric.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by darts, princess seams and front gathers, with no waist seam.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: V-neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings.

Front: Upper front cut in two halves with darts and a centre seam that ends at the panel. Below it, an arched centre lower front panel joined to the side fronts; the side fronts are gathered where they meet the upper front and along the panel seams at waist level.

Sleeves: Set-in, one-piece with an underarm seam.

Back: Centre back and side back pieces with darts, princess seams and a centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam, from the neckline down to the notch.

Skirt: Slit at the lower end of the centre back seam, its edges interfaced and blind-stitched.

Finishing: Princess seams pressed towards the centre, side and shoulder seams pressed towards the back; hems of dress and sleeves blind-stitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathers distributed evenly into curved seams, a centre seam stitched exactly to a seam junction, a concealed zip finished with facings and a back slit.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, back slit allowances)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Lower Front Part – 1 piece
Upper Front – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Back Facing – 2 pieces
Front Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing: Back Facing, Front Facing, and the slit allowances of the Center Back

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Facing and Front Facing pieces and to the slit allowances of the Center Back pieces.
Stitch the darts on the back pieces. Press the darts towards the center of each piece.
Serge the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper notch down to the top of the slit. Press the seam open, pressing the zipper opening allowances as well. Insert the zipper from the top edge to the notch.
Stitch the princess seams of the back, press the seams towards the center and serge.
Stitch the darts on the Upper Front pieces. Press the darts towards the center of each piece. Stitch the center seam of the Upper Front exactly up to the seam line for the Center Lower Front Part. Serge the seam and press it towards the right side of the garment (right front).
Run a line of loose (long) stitches along the edge of each Side Front and gather it. Stitch the Side Front pieces to the Upper Front. Serge the seams and press them upwards.
Stitch the Center Lower Front Part to the Side Fronts (princess seams), placing the gathers at waist level. Press the seams towards the center and serge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the back and front. Serge the seams and press them towards the back.
Stitch the facing pieces together. Press the seams open. Serge the outer edge of the facings. Place the facings on the neckline, right sides together. Stopping 5 mm short of the zipper edges, fold back the facing and pin it to the top edge of the dress. On the right side of the dress, fold the seam allowances along the zipper back over the facing and pin them to the neckline edge. Stitch the neckline. Clip the allowances on the curves, turn the facing to the inside and press. Fold the allowances along the zipper to the wrong side and attach them to the zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Press the seam and serge. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the seam and serge.
Press the hem allowances of the dress and sleeves to the wrong side, serge and hem with blind stitches. Hem the sides of the back slit with blind stitches.