Plus Size V-Neck Wrap Dress with Patch Pockets

Plus Size V-Neck Wrap Dress with Patch Pockets

A women's plus-size sleeveless wrap dress of midi length: a V-neck bodice shaped by princess seams, a narrow waistband, a gathered skirt and two large patch pockets. The front wraps over and fastens at the waistband with a buttonhole and button, an inner button and a decorative button.

When To Wear

• Summer days and holidays on its own, with sandals or flat shoes.
• Spring and autumn over a fine jumper, blouse or T-shirt.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, gathered skirt flaring from the waistband.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Neckline: Wrap V-neck at the front, round at the back, finished with interfaced front and back neckline facings.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and topstitched along the fold.

Front: Wrap-over bodice with centre and side front panels joined by princess seams from the armhole. The lower fronts have cut-on facings that enclose the bodice edge at the waistband seam and run down the wrap edge to the hem.

Closure: A buttonhole on the right front and a button on the left at the waistband; a buttonhole on the left front with an inner button; a decorative button.

Waist: Separate waistband pieces on the front and back, joined to the gathered skirt and to the bodice.

Pockets: Two large rectangular patch pockets on the skirt, the top edge turned down 3 cm and topstitched.

Back: Centre back cut on the fold, side back panels joined by princess seams; lower back cut on the fold and gathered into the waistband.

Finishing: Seams overlocked, princess seam allowances pressed towards the centre; 2 cm hem turned up and topstitched; seam allowances 1 cm.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, a wrap front with cut-on facings joined at the waist seam, gathers set into a waistband, bias-bound armholes and accurately placed patch pockets.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

• Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
• 2 buttons (one functional, one decorative)
• 1 inner button
• Bias binding, 4 cm wide, armhole length plus 4 cm, for each armhole (ready-made or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter’s Must

From main fabric:

1. Center back – 1 piece on fold
2. Side back – 2 pieces
3. Back waistband – 1 piece
4. Lower back – 1 piece on fold
5. Center front – 2 pieces
6. Side front – 2 pieces
7. Front waistband – 2 pieces
8. Lower front – 2 pieces
9. Pocket – 2 pieces
10. Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
11. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

1. Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
2. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

Important Information

First of all, print the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width may be from 90 cm to 150 cm) in order to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to consider paired and symmetrical pieces).

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches – they must match.

Sewing Instructions

1. Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
2. Stitch the shaped seams of the upper back, press seam allowances toward the center, finish.
3. Stitch the shaped seams of the upper front, press seam allowances toward the center and finish.
4. Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances toward the back and finish.
5. Stitch shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press seam allowances open. Finish the outer edge. Place the facing and the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances on curves, turn the pieces right side out, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams.
6. Cut (if not ready-made) a bias strip 4 cm wide and length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias strip lengthwise in the middle with the right side outward and press. Place the strip to the armhole edge from the right side and stitch, fold the strip to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece.
7. Stitch side seams of the upper part, press seam allowances toward the back and finish.
8. Along the upper edge of the lower back, sew a line with a loose upper thread and gather. Stitch the waistband to the lower back, press seam allowances upward, finish.
9. Along the upper edge of the lower front, sew a line with a loose upper thread and gather. Stitch the waistband to the lower front, press seam allowances upward, finish.
10. Stitch side seams of the lower part, press seam allowances toward the back and finish.
11. Finish the seam allowance of the upper edge of the pocket, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Finish the side and lower edges of the pocket, press to the wrong side. Place the pocket according to markings on the lower part and topstitch.
12. Finish the edge of the integrated facing of the lower front. Stitch the upper and lower parts of the garment, enclosing the upper front with the integrated facing, press seam allowances toward the waistband and finish. Turn the pieces right side out, straighten, press.
13. Finish the lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
14. On the right front, make a buttonhole; on the left front, sew a button. Make a buttonhole on the left front, sew the inner button. Sew the decorative button.