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Home Sewing Patterns Floaty Floral Three Quarter Sleeved Dress

Floaty Floral Three Quarter Sleeved Dress

Difficulty

Pro

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

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Difficulty

Pro

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Step out this autumn in our ultra feminine wrap dress which features a fitted crossover bodice and a flowing below-knee skirt. The three-quarter length sleeves flatter arms and the bold floral prints are sure to turn heads. We've updated this Sew archive pattern with a striking John Kaldor polyester fabric which drapes beautifully. Alternatively, why not try a silky material like the one used for our archive dress to create an elegant swish when you walk?

Essentials

Fabric, polyester, 150cm x 3m
Interfacing, fusible lightweight, 50cm Buttons, two

Cutting Guide

1. Front Bodice, cut two pairs
2. Back Bodice, cut one on fold
3. Back Neck Facing, cut one on fold
4. Collar, cut three pairs, two in fabric and one pair in interfacing
5. Sleeve, cut one pair
6. Front Skirt, cut two pairs, one in fabric and one in interfacing (from marked section only)
7. Side Skirt, cut one pair Back Skirt, cut one on fold
8. Waistband, cut three, two in fabric and one in interfacing

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Sew a wrap dress

Visit www.sewmag.co.uk and download the pattern. Print and piece together. Lay the pattern pieces onto fabric and cut out. Insert the darts by placing one set of the front bodice pieces with the wrong side uppermost and create the darts by aligning the notches and pinching the fabric to create a point. Pin in place. Working on the wrong side, sew along the length of the dart using a straight machine stitch, press to the centre and repeat for the other side. As this bodice is self-lined, you will need to repeat the insertion of darts with the second set of front bodice pieces; this will become the lining. Repeat the process to create the darts on the back bodice section, pressing the completed darts into the centre.
Prepare the collar. With one pair of collar sections placed wrong sides uppermost, fuse the interfacing to the pieces, which will become the underneath section of the collar. Place the two collar pieces right sides together and join at the centre back. Repeat the process with the remaining pair of collar pieces. Press the seams open. Place the two collars together with the right sides of the fabric facing. Pin the edges together and stitch around the outer edge using a straight machine stitch. Clip the V-shaped marking, turn through to the right side and press.
Join the shoulder seams. With one set of the front bodice pieces and back bodice piece placed with right sides together, align the shoulder seams and pin in place. With a straight machine stitch, join the two pieces along both shoulder sections and press the seams open.
Affix the lining with the back neck facing. With the bodice lining pieces (the remaining set of front bodice pieces) and the back neck facing placed with right sides together, pin along the shoulder seams. Join them together using a straight machine stitch.
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