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I’m Marianne, and this is a project where I draw pictures of the things I’ve sewn, and reflect on the experience of making (and wearing) those things. Thank you for visiting!

Tropical Boxy

Tropical Boxy

Pattern: Self-drafted woven tee shirt, based on RTW top
Fabric: Cotton shirting from Stone Mountain and Daughter
Sewn up: Spring 2021

This is my most worn me-made for summertime - it gives me Hawaiian shirt feelings, and has some birds hidden in the print! Cotton is pretty much the only fabric I ever want to wear and this one is so breezy - the lightest-weight cotton. Make and photos are both from two years ago and I still wear this all the time! Including today, and as I greeted my little nephew from his nap he started naming all the things he saw - “purple leaf,” “tiny flower,” “big leaf,” “tweet tweet”. The same things that drew me to the fabric captivated him too!

~ Photos by Vijay - thank you! <3

Drawing process reel: Tabletop photo, pencil sketch, digital drawing.

Stones Sigma

Stones Sigma

Fronds Boxy

Fronds Boxy