Women's Vests/Women’s Sleeveless Vest Sewing Pattern | Button Front Top | V-Neck Vest | Beginner Friendly | L–XXL | A4, Letter, Plotter
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Step-by-step technological process of sewing the garment.
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Sew the shoulder darts
- Sew the shoulder darts on the back piece, press them, and press the seams toward the center.
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Sew the bust darts
- Sew the bust darts on the front piece, press and press them downwards.
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Assemble the outer vest
- Align the edges of the front, side panel, and back along the seams with right sides together. Match the notches, pin securely, and sew. Press the seam allowances open.
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Reinforce armholes
- On the wrong side, reinforce the armhole edges with bias fusible tape. Beforehand, make a few small snips along the tape where it curves (at the side panel area).
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Assemble the lining
- Sew the shoulder and bust darts on the lining pieces. Join the front, side, and back lining sections along the seams, just as you did for the outer fabric. Press the seam allowances open.
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Attach bottom facing to lining
- Align the lower edge of the lining with the top edge of the bottom facing, matching up the notches and placing right sides together. Pin in place. Stitch, leaving an opening at the center back (from and to the middle of the side panel) for turning the garment right side out.
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Align lining and facing edges
- Align the edges of the lining and facing pieces using the guide notches. Fold the extra fabric at the bottom of the lining into a pleat, as shown in the photo.
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Attach back neckline facing
- Sew the neckline facing to the back lining, matching the pieces with right sides together. Press the seam allowance toward the lining.
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Attach front facing
- Attach the facing, then press the seam allowance toward the lining.
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Join outer fabric and lining
- Place the outer fabric and the lining right sides together. Align all edges and make sure the seams match up. Pin everything securely in place. Sew the lining along the edge of the garment, stopping about 3–4 cm short of the shoulder seams. Stitch around the armhole edges, again leaving 3–4 cm before reaching the shoulder seams. Join the edges at the back neckline, stopping 3–4 cm before the shoulder seams.
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Trim and notch seam allowances
- Trim the seam allowance at the corners of the front edges. Make small notches along the neckline seam allowances, stopping 1-2mm before the stitched seam.
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Trim curved sections
- For the curved section at the bottom of the facings, trim the seam allowances down to 0.5 cm and clip the corners of the allowance.
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Clip neckline and armholes
- Clip the seam allowances around the back neckline and armholes, stopping about 1-2mm before the stitch line.
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Align shoulder edges
- Without turning the garment right side out, place the front straps inside the back straps with right sides facing each other, matching the shoulder edges. Align the shoulder edges of the back and front pieces. Do the same with the shoulder edges of the front and back linings.
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Sew shoulder seams
- Sew the shoulder seams on both the lining and the main fabric. Press the seam allowances open.
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Finish armhole and neckline seams
- Without turning the garment inside out, pull the strap upward. Finish sewing the upper and lining seams at the armhole and neckline.
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Turn vest right side out
- Turn the vest right side out through the opening left in the lining and bottom facing seam. At this stage, you can press the vest and topstitch along the armhole edges and around the perimeter from the right side, keeping 3-6mm away from the edge.
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Understitch seam allowances
- Stitch the seam allowances to the lining, keeping close to the seam. Access the allowances through the opening left for this step: Along the armhole, stop sewing about 4-5 cm before you reach the shoulder seams. Stitch along the neckline, leaving 4-5 cm before the shoulder seams and 2-3 cm before the corner of the front edge. Sew along the back neckline, also stopping 2-3 cm short of the shoulder seam. Sew along the front edge and the entire bottom line in one continuous stitch.
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Press and hand-stitch layers
- Press the garment, shaping a slight edge on the top pieces. From the inside (between the layers), hand-stitch the seam allowances of the outer fabric and lining together along the curved seams.
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Reduce turning opening
- Reduce the turning opening to 10 cm. From the inside of the piece, continue stitching the lining and lower facing on both sides evenly, leaving a 10 cm unstitched section at the center back.
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Hand-stitch bottom facing
- From the inside (through the opening you left), hand-stitch the seam allowance of the bottom facing to the seam allowance of the upper panels.
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Close opening and finish
- Close the opening by hand using invisible stitches. Press the garment to finish. Mark the buttonhole placements on the right front panel and the button placements on the left front panel. Stitch the buttonholes and sew on the buttons.
