Plus Size Sweetheart Neck Cap Sleeve Flared Dress

Name: Plus Size Sweetheart Neck Cap Sleeve Flared Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 902892
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #902892

A plus-size women's ankle-length dress with a sweetheart neckline, cap sleeves and a waist seam. The skirt is cut in panels that stay close through the hips and flare out below the knee. Concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Sweetheart Neck Cap Sleeve Flared Dress

When To Wear

Weddings, evening receptions and summer parties.
Warm-weather occasions; add a bolero or wrap in cooler evenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, skirt panels close to the body through the hips and flaring from about knee level to the hem.

Length: Ankle length.

Neckline: Sweetheart neckline at the front, round at the back, finished with interfaced facings that are secured at the armholes and the zip tape.

Sleeves: Cap sleeves, hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched, set into the upper armhole; the lower armhole is bound with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half, turned to the inside and topstitched.

Front: Bodice with princess seams (a centre panel and two side panels); skirt with a centre panel and two side panels.

Back: Bodice with darts, skirt in centre and side panels; centre back seam with a concealed zip.

Waist: Waist seam joining the bodice and skirt front and back, allowances pressed up.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; hem overlocked, turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess and panel seams that must match at the waist seam, a sweetheart neckline with a clipped point, a concealed zip and partially bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip for the centre back
Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)
Bias binding 4 cm wide, if not cut from the main fabric

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance – 1.2 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Upper back - 2 pieces
- Lower side back - 2 pieces
- Lower center back - 2 pieces
- Upper center front - 1 piece
- Upper side front - 2 pieces
- Lower side front - 2 pieces
- Lower center front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on the upper back, press allowances towards the center. Stitch panel seams of the lower back, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the lower edge, press allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Stitch relief edges of the upper front, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch panel seams of the lower front, press allowances towards the center, serge. Stitch upper and lower front parts, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch side and shoulder edges, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder and side edges of back and front facings, press allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place facing and garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn facings to the wrong side, straighten and press. Secure to armhole edges and zipper tape.
Serge the lower edge of the sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and serge.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the length of the lower armhole + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise with the right side out and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Serge the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.