Thinking about a breezy summer dress and wondering if M&B has you covered?
When we think of summer dresses, we think of lightweight woven fabrics (so none of our knit patterns), and dresses with plenty of room for the breeze to get in.
Below, we dive into our Waikerie Dresses, bias cut Nullarbor Cami Dress, the mitered-hem Melba Dress, our tie-front Newry Dress, and gathered Huon Dress. See all our dress patterns here.
Our breeziest dress for summer is our bias cut Nullarbor Cami Dress, which has bra-friendly straps and a relaxed and easy fit. Leila's Nullarbor Dress is made from a lovely linen, but we think an opaque cotton lawn would also be a great choice for the summer!
Want to change the distance between your straps? or make the straps adjustable? We've got blog posts for that!
Our mitered-hem Melba Dress, has a high-low hem and is great for summery linen fabrics! This is a super speedy project which results in an easy-to-wear dress with generous pockets. Perfect for summer!
Another great summer option is an easy Melba Dress hack with a gathered skirt. We've got a blog post about the hack, and it's really lovely in lightweight textured cottons or seersuckers (like this one here)!
Our Newry Dress is great in summer-weight fabrics. Lightly gathered, with poufy sleeves (great sun protection in summer), there's tie front and button-front options too!
We recommend a soft elastic (like a fold-over elastic) for the gathered cuffs for the ultimate warm-weather comfort!
Our gathered Huon Dress has a lovely little collar which is closed with a rolleau loop. The hidden placket ensures the quality of your buttonholes don't matter, and there are particularly generous pockets here which are anchored cleverly at the side-seams.
One of our Patreon Insider & Maker Pattern Bonuses expands our Lobethal Shirt into a Lobethal Dress with a gorgeous faced curve hem. This dress has become my beach cover up and my go-to on sweltering days!
Our Waikerie collection has 3 Waikerie Dresses, pictured here is the Waikerie 3 dress with the high-low shirt-tail hem. Generous pockets are anchored at the side-seams and long and short-sleeve options.
The Waikerie 2 Dress has an easy-to-sew high-low mitered hem, and the same generous and anchored pockets and long and short-sleeve options.
If you're looking to expand the possibilities of your Waikerie Shirts and Dresses, there are quite a few Patreon Pattern Bonuses with alternative collars and pockets to pair with the Waikerie.
The Waikerie 1 Dress brings a generously-gathered skirt to a cropped shirt. In a lightweight lawn, this would be a breezy dream for summer.
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