Fitted Sleeveless Princess Seam Top
A charming sleeveless top for girls, featuring elegant princess seams, subtle front pleats, and a stylish belted waist for a refined yet playful silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile top is suitable for a range of occasions, making it a delightful addition to any young wardrobe:
- School & Everyday Wear: a comfortable yet stylish option for daily activities and classroom settings.
- Parties & Playdates: Adorable for social gatherings, celebrations, and special occasions.
- Layering Essential: Perfect for layering over long-sleeve tops in cooler weather or worn alone as a chic outfit in warmer seasons.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: An a-line silhouette, fitted through the bodice with graceful princess seams and gently flaring from the waist for comfortable movement.
Neckline: a classic high round neckline, meticulously finished with a clean facing for a smooth appearance.
Sleeves: a sleeveless design, with armholes neatly finished with facings for a comfortable and polished look.
Bodice: Structured with elegant princess seams on both the front and back, providing a shaped and tailored fit.
Waist: a defined waistline accented with strategically placed belt loops, designed to accommodate a decorative belt of your choice.
Front Detail: Features structured vertical pleats below the waist on the front, adding subtle volume and gentle fullness to the hem.
Closure: An invisible zipper closure is seamlessly integrated into the center back seam for a discreet finish.
Length: a tunic-length top, designed to fall to mid-thigh, offering versatile styling options either on its own or paired with leggings.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves skills such as precise princess seam construction, accurate invisible zipper insertion, clean facing application for both neckline and armholes, and the formation of subtle front pleats.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose medium-weight suiting fabrics that offer some structure and drape to best showcase the design details:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Invisible zipper
- Decorative belt
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Center back – qty 2
- Side back – qty 2
- Side front – qty 2
- Center front – qty 1
- Front facing – qty 1
- Back facing – qty 2
- Trim strip – qty 1
- From fusible interfacing:
- Front facing – qty 1
- Back facing – qty 2
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the front facing and back facing.
- Overlock the center back seam. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper notches to the bottom. Press open the center back seam, pressing the zipper openings flat. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch the princess seams of the back. Press seam allowances towards the center and overlock.
- Overlock the princess seams of the front and the fold edges. Stitch the princess seams up to the fold. Stitch the vertical edge of the fold. Press the fold open to both sides. Secure the fold depth at the top.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams. Press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the front facing and back facing, press seams open. Overlock the outer edge of the facings. Place facing pieces right sides together with the garment and stitch the neckline edge of the front and back. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side. Stitch the armhole in two steps: first the upper armhole edge, then the lower armhole edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Stitch the center facing edge to the zipper seam allowance. Topstitch along the neckline and armholes.
- Overlock the bottom edge, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Overlock one long edge of the trim strip. Fold the unoverlocked edge inwards and cover with the overlocked edge. Stitch two parallel lines 0.1 cm from the edge. Cut the trim strips, overlock the short edges. Fold the short edges inwards and topstitch the trim strips onto the princess seams according to markings.
