I know, I know it will soon be fall, so why is Nana making summer dresses. First, it is spring in the southern hemisphere. Second, Nana goes away for the winter (Covid permitting) and Third and most important – ALL the summer fabrics were on sale!!

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When heading to the fabric store to find fabrics for my Covid masks, I found a fantastic sale. Included was this rayon blend that would look fabulous sewn up into a summer dress. I call them winter dresses, because Nana is a snowbird that flys south for the winter to the warmer weather of Costa Rica.

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This gorgeous floral pattern will look great in the tropics. And the rayon challis fabric I chose will be perfect for staying cool.

For the pattern, I used one that I had found and posted on Nana’s Favorites site – the Easy Sparkle Dress. This dress was designed to be a Christmas party dress (so I am not crazy for making it now) and if you add a jacket or sweater and a scarf, you have the perfect dress for cooler temps.

Was it easy!! This is probably the easiest dress I have ever made. And it looks great! Best of all – the pattern is FREE!

You can bet, I will be making many more! Think I will make it plain colors to match the fringed top I am making.

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