Plus Size Kimono Sleeve Mock Wrap Dress

Name: Plus Size Kimono Sleeve Mock Wrap Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905959
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905959

A women's plus-size knit dress of about knee length with a mock-wrap front: an upper front laps diagonally over the front, its edge and the neckline finished with a double band. Short kimono sleeves with folded bands, a centre back seam and no fastening; the drawing shows it worn with a belt. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low to medium stretch, in natural or blended fibres, with silk satin for the trim.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Kimono Sleeve Mock Wrap Dress

When To Wear

Summer and warm spring days, for the office or everyday wear.
With a belt at the waist and sandals or low-heeled shoes; with a jacket or cardigan in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, slightly widening to the hem.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: V-neck formed by the mock wrap, round at the back. Outer and inner bands are stitched along the neckline and the wrap edge, turned through and the inner band stitched into the seam; the inner bands are interfaced.

Front: Pull-on mock wrap: the upper front is enclosed between the two front band pieces and laps over the front, which runs from the shoulders to the hem.

Sleeves: Short kimono sleeves cut in one with the front and back, the underarm seam sewn together with the side seam; folded bands stitched into a ring, with the band seam placed underneath.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam running the full length.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker; 1.5 cm hem topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine; seam allowances 1 cm.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Few pattern pieces, but the double bands on the neckline and the wrap edge have to be stitched evenly on knit and the upper front set between them accurately.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with low to medium stretch, in natural or blended fibres, with silk satin for the trim.

Additional Supplies

Silk satin for the trim
Fusible interfacing (inner back, front and upper front bands)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece
Upper Front – 1 piece
Back Placket – 2 pieces
Front Placket – 2 pieces
Upper Front Placket – 2 pieces
Sleeve Placket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
Inner Back Placket, Front Placket and Upper Front Placket pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the inner Back Placket, Front Placket and Upper Front Placket pieces.
Stitch the center back seam. Serge and press. Stitch the shoulder seams, serge and press towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Placket and Upper Front Placket pieces. Press the seams towards the back. Stitch the outer plackets to the neckline edge. Serge and press the seam towards the placket.
Place the outer and inner plackets right sides together and stitch along the neckline edge of the Upper Front and back. Turn the pieces right side out and press. On the Upper Front, turn under the open edge of the inner placket and stitch it into the seam, stopping at the shoulder seam. Press the seam. On the Front, place the two Front Placket pieces right sides together, insert the Upper Front between them and stitch. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Turn under the open edge of the placket and attach it into the seam.
Stitch the underarm seam of the sleeve and the side seam in one. Serge and press the seam towards the back.
Stitch each Sleeve Placket into a ring. Press the seam. Turn the placket right side out and fold it in half lengthwise, right side out. Attach the placket to the sleeve, positioning the placket seam at the bottom. Serge and press the seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.