Plus Size Wrap-Effect Top with Buttons and Hem Band

Name: Plus Size Wrap-Effect Top with Buttons and Hem Band
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 904319
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #904319

A plus-size women's pullover top in knit fabric with long set-in sleeves and a double-layer front: the outer front drapes in soft folds from the neckline towards a curved edge running from the left shoulder to the hem, trimmed with a row of buttons. Finished with a folded hem band. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense, soft, well-draping knit fabric of medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Wrap-Effect Top with Buttons and Hem Band

When To Wear

Autumn and winter, with straight trousers, jeans or pencil skirts.
Office wear under a jacket or on its own.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, gathered into a hip band at the lower edge.

Length: Hip length, including the hem band.

Neckline: V-shaped draped neckline at the front, round at the back; edges overlocked, turned in and topstitched.

Sleeves: Long, fitted, set into the open armhole, then side seam and sleeve seam stitched in one; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Front: Two layers. The inner front is shaped with darts. The outer front has a curved edge, overlocked, turned in and topstitched, and a free left shoulder edge finished the same way; it is laid over the inner front and secured along the right side seam, right shoulder and lower edge. Ten buttons are sewn along the curved edge through both layers at the marked points.

Back: Centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem band sewn into a ring, folded in half lengthwise and attached to the lower edge.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches or an overlocker, layering and aligning the draped outer front over the inner front, and a free shoulder edge caught into the shoulder seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense, soft, well-draping knit fabric of medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

10 buttons

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the inner front. Trim the bulk with an overlocker.
Stitch the center seams of the back. Overlock the seam allowances.
Overlock the neckline of the back. Fold the seam allowances inwards and topstitch. Process the front necklines similarly.
Overlock the curved edge of the outer front. Fold the seam allowance inwards and topstitch. Overlock the left shoulder edge of the upper front. Fold the seam allowance inwards and topstitch.
Place the upper of the front onto the inner and secure along the right side seam, right shoulder seam, and bottom edge. Fold the front pieces and back right sides together and stitch the shoulder seams, folding back the free-flying shoulder edge of the outer front. Overlock the seam allowances and press towards the back. Set the sleeve into the open armhole.
Stitch the side seam and the sleeve seam simultaneously. Overlock the seam allowances.
Stitch the bottom piece into a ring. Fold the piece in half lengthwise and attach to the pullover. Overlock the seam allowance.
Align the button notches on the front PANELs and sew on the buttons.
Overlock the bottom edge of the sleeve. Fold the seam allowance to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.