Three-Quarter Sleeve Scoop Neck Panel Pleated Dress

Name: Three-Quarter Sleeve Scoop Neck Panel Pleated Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5972
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5972

A fitted women's dress in low-stretch knit with a deep scoop neckline, three-quarter set-in sleeves and curved panel seams that end in a short horizontal seam at the waist. Pleats on the front and darts on the back below the waist, a centre back zip and a lined bodice. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low stretch, made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Three-Quarter Sleeve Scoop Neck Panel Pleated Dress

When To Wear

Office wear in autumn and spring, with tights and court shoes or under a jacket.
Dinners and daytime events.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, straight skirt, shaped by panel seams, pleats and darts.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Deep scoop at the front, higher round neckline at the back; faced with the lining, clipped on the curves and turned through.

Sleeves: Three-quarter length, one-piece, set-in.

Front: One centre front piece and two side fronts. Curved panel seams run from the armholes down to the waist, where the front is clipped at the corner and a short horizontal seam joins the side front. Below it, pleats on the front, folded towards the centre front.

Back: Centre back seam with a zip; side back panels joined in the same way as at the front, with a horizontal seam at the waist; darts below the waist, pressed towards the centre.

Closure: Zip in the centre back seam; the lining is turned under and stitched to the zip tape.

Finishing: Seams serged; hem and sleeve hems turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Lining: Back and front lining pieces joined at the shoulders, stitched to the neckline and basted to the dress along the panel seams and armholes; the lower lining edges are serged and left free.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Panel seams with a clipped inside corner, pleats and darts, a zip in the centre back seam, and a lining that faces the neckline and is finished at the zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with low stretch, made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Zip

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

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

From lining fabric:

Back Lining – 2 pieces
Front Lining – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched 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 or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch the pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the Back pieces and press them towards the center. Fold and baste the pleats on the Front, with the pleat folds facing the center front.
Serge the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Press the seam allowances open, including the zipper opening allowances. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front. Press the seam allowances open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Lining and Front Lining, press the seam allowances open. Serge the lower edges of the lining pieces and the center back edges of the Back Lining.
Place the lining and the dress right sides together and stitch around the neckline. Clip the seam allowances at the curves. Turn right side out, press. Baste the lining to the dress along the panel seam edges and armholes. Turn under the center back edges of the Back Lining and stitch them to the zipper tape.
Stitch the panel seams joining the Side Front pieces to the Front, clip the Front at the corner and stitch the horizontal waist seam. Press the seam allowances towards the side seam, and upwards on the horizontal seam. Serge the seam allowances. Join the Side Back pieces to the Back in the same way: stitch the panel seams, clip at the corner and stitch the horizontal seam. Press the seam allowances towards the side seam, and upwards on the horizontal seam. Serge.
Stitch the side seams of the back and front. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seams. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment and the bottom edge of the sleeve. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.