Plus Size Three-Quarter Sleeve Scoop Neck Panel Pleated Dress

Name: Plus Size Three-Quarter Sleeve Scoop Neck Panel Pleated Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905972
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905972

A knee-length women's dress in low-stretch knit fabric with a deep scoop neckline, three-quarter set-in sleeves and curved panel seams from the armholes that turn into short horizontal seams at the waist. Pleats on the front below these seams and darts on the back shape the waist; the bodice is lined and the dress closes with a centre back zip. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low-stretch knit fabric in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Three-Quarter Sleeve Scoop Neck Panel Pleated Dress

When To Wear

Office wear and business meetings, with court shoes.
Dinners and daytime events in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close to the body, straight from the hip to the hem.

Length: Knee length; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Neckline: Deep rounded scoop, faced by the bodice lining, which is stitched to the neckline, turned to the inside and tacked along the panel seams and armholes.

Sleeves: Three-quarter length, set in.

Front: Front in one piece, with side front panels joined by curved armhole seams and a short horizontal seam at the waist, cut into at the corner. Pleats are laid on the front below the horizontal seam, their folds turned towards the centre front.

Closure: Zip in the centre back seam; the lining edges are turned under and stitched to the zip tape.

Back: Centre back seam, darts pressed towards the centre, and side back panels joined in the same way as at the front.

Lining: Bodice lining (front and back) attached at the neckline and zip.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Panel seams that turn a corner into a horizontal seam, pleats, a zip with a bodice lining finished to the tape, and handling knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Low-stretch knit fabric in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Zip for the centre back
Twin needle or coverstitch machine for the hems

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Side Front – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces

From lining fabric:

Back Lining – 2 pieces
Front Lining – 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 or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch the pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the Back pieces and press them towards the center. Fold and baste the pleats on the Front, with the pleat folds facing the center front.
Serge the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Press the seam allowances open, including the zipper opening allowances. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front. Press the seam allowances open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Lining and Front Lining, press the seam allowances open. Serge the lower edges of the lining pieces and the center back edges of the Back Lining.
Place the lining and the dress right sides together and stitch around the neckline. Clip the seam allowances at the curves. Turn right side out, press. Baste the lining to the dress along the panel seam edges and armholes. Turn under the center back edges of the Back Lining and stitch them to the zipper tape.
Stitch the panel seams joining the Side Front pieces to the Front, clip the Front at the corner and stitch the horizontal waist seam. Press the seam allowances towards the side seam, and upwards on the horizontal seam. Serge the seam allowances. Join the Side Back pieces to the Back in the same way: stitch the panel seams, clip at the corner and stitch the horizontal seam. Press the seam allowances towards the side seam, and upwards on the horizontal seam. Serge.
Stitch the side seams of the back and front. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seams. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment and the bottom edge of the sleeve. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.