Plus Size Easy Fit Knit Tunic Dress

Name: Plus Size Easy Fit Knit Tunic Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905971
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905971

A plus-size women's knee-length dress in knit fabric with a loose, straight cut, three inverted pleats at the front neckline, and long sleeves gathered into folded cuffs. Pulls on over the head, with no fastening. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric of low or medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Easy Fit Knit Tunic Dress

When To Wear

Autumn, winter and spring, with tights and boots or flat shoes.
Everyday and office wear, on its own or under a cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose and straight, with fullness released from the front neckline pleats.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Round, finished with interfaced front and back facings tacked at the centre back seam and the shoulder seams.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered at the lower edge into a cuff sewn into a ring and folded in half lengthwise.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, with three inverted pleats basted along the neckline edge.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched; a twin needle or coverstitch keeps the stretch.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Few pieces, pleats basted at the neckline, a faced neckline and gathered sleeves set into cuffs; the main skill is sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric of low or medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Back – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Cuff – 2 pieces
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics should be sewn with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also sew pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing.
Stitch the center back seam. Press the seam allowances to the left side and serge.
Fold three inverted pleats on the front. Baste them along the upper edge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings. Press the seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge of the facings. Stitch the facing to the neckline. Turn the facing to the inside and press. Tack the facing at the center back seam and the shoulder seams.
Stitch the sleeve seams. Serge and press the seam allowances. Run a line of loose (long) stitches along the lower edge of the sleeve and gather. Stitch the cuff into a ring. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Stitch the cuff to the sleeve.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Serge and press the seam allowances.
Serge the hem of the garment. Fold it to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.