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Ellie and Mac Sweetie Pie - Pattern review

The Sweetie Pie is a super simple dress pattern, you can easily sew this up in a few hours including cutting it out! I have made both the women's and kid's version of this pattern (pattern links are affiliate links). It's really simple and twirly.

The silhouette is classic, it's basically a circle skirt cut right on the bodice. Since it's cut on and has the full skirt, it's a little bit of a fabric hog, there will be a big shape next to the bodice that isn't used - but it will be a big scrap so you can use it for something else! Maybe a color blocked tee? Panties? Lots of options.

The pattern even has some cute patch pockets, however, neither of my fabrics lended well to these so I didn't use them. Next time!

For my niece, she measures right on the edge of 4T/5T so I made her a 6T. It fit her pretty good and is just a smidgen too big in the bodice. Just what I'm looking for in a kid's dress, so she can wear it as long as possible. One of the dresses I made her last year she will now put on as a shirt 😂


How fun is this fabric? It was a "build your own box" from Made of Love Fabrics and it just screams 70s disco and Elton John to me, in a good way. It's some kind of poly fabric with a fabulous drape and amazingly, it doesn't shed glitter! The build your own boxes are a fixed cut, so I only had two yards and I have two nieces.

With some puzzling I was able to also squeeze out a dress for her little sister, a modified Be Confident from Ellie and Mac (two front skirt pieces, extended so it was dress length. The result is basically a circle skirt with separate bodice). It took almost an hour of arranging pattern pieces to make sure I'd have something for each of them in this special fabric. 

Rainbow dresses! Worth it.

And there are still a few scraps left to make something else...maybe something for Auntie? Maybe the doll size Sweetie Pie? I haven't made matching doll dresses for them before but I bet they'd get a kick out of it! But I have to make sure I have enough for two!


For the adult Sweetie Pie, I made myself a Large graded to XL, though the skirt is so full a straight L might have also been ok. I also did a full-bicep adjustment on the sleeve. I'm realizing that usually the sleeves on E&M are a little tight for me so, I need to stop being lazy and do my adjustment. I added 1.5" to the large sleeve in the bicep. I think I might make the armhole a little larger (maybe size XL) and/or grade the sleeve up a another 5." because I still have a few armpit drag lines.


I think I will also make it a little longer next go around, it feels short when I am wearing it because of the full skirt. I am also taller than the height for which the pattern is drafted, so it makes sense I'd want to add a little more length.

This cute bee print, is a cotton lycra which is also from Made of Love Fabrics.


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