Plus Size V-Neck Dress

Name: Plus Size V-Neck Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905810
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905810

A below-the-knee women's dress in knit fabric with a deep faced V-neckline, wide open sleeves, a gathered bodice front over a drawstring casing at the waist, and a gathered lower front. The sleeves have hemmed edges all round and are caught between the centre and side panels of the bodice. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium or low stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Plus Size V-Neck Dress

When To Wear

Summer days and holidays, with sandals.
Informal dinners and family celebrations in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose, drawn in at the waist by a drawstring, with gathered fullness above and below the waist seam.

Length: Below the knee; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Neckline: Deep V, cut with a centre front seam, finished with an interfaced front and back facing that is understitched 0.2 cm from the seam and tacked to the shoulder and centre front seams.

Sleeves: Wide, flared, open sleeves: the side and lower edges are hemmed first, then the sleeve is stitched to the centre front and centre back panels. The bodice edge is 4 cm longer than the sleeve edge, so the side panels, with turned and topstitched armhole edges, close the bodice under the sleeve.

Front: Centre front panels gathered between marks into a folded casing; two drawstrings made from the main fabric are threaded through it.

Back: Centre back and side back panels above the waist seam; lower back cut on the fold.

Skirt: Lower front gathered into the waist seam; seam allowances pressed up.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Attaching open sleeves between bodice panels, gathering in knit fabric, a waist casing with drawstrings, and a faced deep V-neck.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with medium or low stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible knit interfacing (front and back neck facings)
Twin needle for the hems

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
1. Center back – 1 piece
2. Side back – 2 pieces
3. Lower back – 1 piece on fold
4. Center front – 2 pieces
5. Side front – 2 pieces
6. Lower front – 1 piece on fold
7. Sleeve – 2 pieces
8. Front neckline facing – 1 piece
9. Back neckline facing – 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 to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse fusible interfacing to the back and front neckline facings.
Serge the side and bottom seam allowances of the sleeve, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Stitch the center seam of the front, press seam allowances open and serge. Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front. Press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Place the sleeve and bodice right sides together, aligning the corresponding notches. Please note: the length of the bodice edge is 4 cm longer than the sleeve edge (2 cm on each side). This is normal. Attach the sleeve to the center front and back.
Stitch the facing pieces together. Press seams open and serge. Place the facing and garment right sides together and stitch the neckline. Topstitch the seam allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the facing to the right side and secure it to the shoulder seam allowances and the center front seam.
Cut the drawstring casing piece according to the dimensions indicated on the pattern. Press short edges 1 cm to the wrong side. Press the casing in half lengthwise, right side out.
Along the bottom edge of the center front, between the marks, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Attach the drawstring casing to the front.
Stitch the side back and front pieces along the side seam. Press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Serge the armhole edge, press to the wrong side, and topstitch. Attach the side PANELs to the back and front. Serge the seam, simultaneously serging the sleeve attachment seam, and press towards the center back /front.
Stitch the side edges of the lower back and front. Press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Stitch with loosely tensioned stitches along the upper edge of the lower front and gather. Stitch the upper and lower parts of the dress. Press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment. Press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Make two drawstrings of desired length from the main fabric and thread them through the casing.