Episode 5: Marvel vs DC

This month's Sew Geeky theme is MARVEL VS DC! It's an age old battle since the dawn of time, which is better Marvel or DC Comics? To tell you the truth we don't think it needs to be a contest, they're both comics and if you're into either then you're pretty rad in our (comic)book.

However in saying that, Ari is a die-hard DC Girl! What about you? Who's your favourite superhero or super villain? Why? Read on to see our heroic lineup and see what our villainous creations this month! We had a lot of fun with our line up extraordinary guests!

Check out Ari's almost literal Deadpool outfit for Vin and the Aquaman inspired outfit for Eddie

And check out Kat's chibi Loki and retro Catwoman!

Wanna a taste of what our guests made?

1. American Kat’s Ironman and CaptainAmerica 2. Casa Crafty’s Green Arrow andSpiderman 3. Rae Gun Ramblings’ Dark Phoenix 4. Max California’s Mera and Deadpool 5. Life of a Compulsive Crafter’s Batman 6. The Crafty Kitty’s Batman  7. Robutton’s Harley Quinn and Supergirl 

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Announcing August's theme...

Evening! August's theme for Sew Geeky is:

Marvel vs. DC!

It's an age old battle since the dawn of time, which is better Marvel or DC Comics? To tell you the truth we don't think it needs to be a contest, they're both comics and if you're into either then you're pretty rad in our (comic)book however in saying that, Ari is a die hard DC Girl! What about you? Who's your favourite superhero or super villain? Why?

 To join in the sewalong, you can sew up anything inspired by DC Comics or Marvel. ANYTHING! We'll pop the link up for you later this month; cannot wait to see what you have sewn!

Hey Guys!

It's Ari! aka Max California. We've decided to have a 'hub' or a home for all our Sew Geeky adventures. It will make it easier to have all the information in one place, as well as help build our little nerderiffic community! We'll be back dating posts shortly, making sure that all our Sew Geeky episodes that we have done so far as well as those of you who have sewn along with us are all chronicled here! We're opening up Linky Parties for every theme, they'll never expire so if you've made something within one of the themes please link up! We're hoping that this little place will soon be your go-to spot for getting your geek fix!

And yeh, it's REALLY pink at the moment. It's totally a work in progress here, so just... you know, don't adjust your tv sets because everything will be in order real soon!

xx

Episode 4: Classic Anime

The month's episode of Sew Geeky was themed Classic Anime and was first announced over on our facebook page. Starting all the way back to Astro Boy, we are celebrating the animes of yesteryear that make the genre what it is today (think Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, Akira, Trigun, Dragonball Z, Inyuasha...)

We have a handful of giveaways this month too, so check them out on Kat and Ari's blogs, you gotta be in them to win them! You can win the following PDF Patterns: Hosh Pants and Doli Tank by LouBeeClothing and a Skater Dress by KitschyCoo! Huge love for our ladies who so graciously made these available to us this month!

Our special guest this month was Celina of Petit a Petit and Family who sewed up this super adorable AstroBoy swimsuit for her son! We can't get over how perfect he is as Astro!

Click through to see more photos, leave some comment love and find out more about the outfit! Celina is the brains behind so many cool things, including STYLO magazine (which both of us here at Sew Geeky were honoured enough to be a part of their maiden issue!)

Akira became, of course, Kaneda from the anime she was named after! AKIRA! Check out her tiny little outfit and all the HILARIOUS photos right here, yo!

Eddie was transformed into Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon, check out her epic pose! Click here to see the rest of her outfit & enter to win a Skater Dress PDF Pattern thanks to Kitschy Coo!

Look it's Luffy! Sephira stars in this episode as our hero from classic anime One Piece! She's gonna be the Pirate King, more pics and details right here.

Gotta catch 'em all! And why wouldn't you with a Pokemon that is THIS cute? Check out the Pikachu onesie that Vincent will not take off over here

Last but certainly not least is beautiful Azy as Cardcaptor Sakura. You can see all the beautiful photos and a close up of those epicly perfect wings on Sew Chibi right here!

Hope you enjoyed clicking through all the fun we had! If you sewed along, or if you have ever made anything that falls within this theme, link up below so we can have the best directory of handmade Classic Anime Sew Geeky goodness!

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Looking for more? Check out our Pinterets board chock full of anime inspiration and ideas as well as a few tutorials too - Sew Geeky: Sew Anime!

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Sew Geeky Themes

Want to sew with us, or just want to know what theme we will be sewing for ahead of time? Here's our Sew Geeky Theme Schedule. We'll update this regularly as we finalise our ideas. Is there a theme you like that's not here /yet/? Leave a suggestion in the comments below!

August: Marvel vs DC Comics
this speaks for itself! Choose your favourite hero, or villain!
September: Studio Ghibli
Think Ponyo, My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away
October: Geek Spectacular 
What are YOU geeky about? Is it something we've already done? Doesn't matter, go WILD
November: Epic Fantasy 
We're talking Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings. If it's fantasy, and it's epic, sew it up!
December: Tim Burton
Put Mr. Burton's iconic strangeness onto your things! Nightmare before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland or even Sweeney Todd!
January: Adult Swim
It's definitely aimed more at us than for the children, but we're so in love with the Regular Show, Adventure Time or the Venture Brothers - we had to make this a theme!


Miss something? Here's our past themes!

2014
May: Star Wars
We celebrated Star Wars day with a Stormtrooper, Luke and Leia an Imperial Guard, then followed it up later that month with a Creatures of Star Wars mini special which included a Raincor (Rancor Raincoat), Wampa playmat and a Bantha hoodie!
June: Tank Girl
Feelin' a little inadequate? Just because we're all 'grown-up' now and are supposed to be responsible mamas it doesn't mean that we don't still have some rebellious attitude still inside! Check out our two Tank Girls as well TG's besties Jet Girl and Sub Girl as we celebrate the iconic badass babe with two guests!
July: Classic Anime!
From Astroboy to Cardcaptor Sakura to Sailor Moon, we covered the basics of the classic anime you fell in love with when you were first introduced to the best of Japanese cartoons! Check out the full post for One Piece, Akira and Pokemon too!

2013
May: 8 Bit Babies
Sonic the Hedgehog, Nyan Cat and Tac Nayn, we payed homage to our favourite 8 bit videogames!

Episode 3: Tank Girl

Listen up, cause I'm only telling you this once. I'm not a bedtime story lady, so pay attention. It's 2033. The world is *screwed* now. You see, a while ago this humongous comet came crashing into the earth. Bam! total devastation. End of the world as we know it. No celebrities, no cable TV, no water. It hasn't rained in 11 years! Now 20 people gotta squeeze inside the same bathtub - so it ain't all bad...

Most of our themes are planned months and months in advance, however there are a few -spare- months where we don't really know what we want to do yet. Tank Girl was totally a last minute decision for us as we played with June's Sew Geeky themes. Mostly we'd been sewing for the kids, but we felt it was time for the adults to play! And play we did! Tank Girl is rude, crude and hilarious. She's a lot of fun and you can definitely tell we all really enjoyed sewing for this theme (like we do every theme really, lol)

Betty joined in with a joint shoot with her sister Ari which was LOADS of fun! She made up a Sub Girl outfit, it can even double as corporate-wear believe it or not!

Our second guest was Kelley from Casa Crafty! She worked it as Jet Girl, and you'll have to click through to see her sons' rad outfits too!

Check out Kat's rockin' Tank Girl mama outfit over on Sew Chibi. The outfit rules, but the poses are are just insanely amazing. So are the breastfeeding photos!

And bringing up the rear as the second Tank Girl is Ari, ya know, dangling off tanks and what not...

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Mini Special: Creatures of Star Wars

Okay so Star Wars. It's not difficult to realise it's probably one of our biggest fandoms (okay maybe most definitely it's Ari's!). What's not to love about it? You've got action, cool bad guys, cool good guys, a mind-blowing extended universe that just seems to be getting bigger and bigger and it's a fandom that has spanned several generations! Ari's dad remembers going to see A New Hope at the cinema, and next year his grandson Vincent will be six years old and hopefully be able to remember seeing Episode 7 in the cinemas!

So although we had already celebrated Star Wars - Sew Geeky style, we had SO many ideas we decided to throw a mini special!

Celebrating the creatures of Star Wars, check out what we came up with!

Our guest Tara from Girl Like the Sea came back with a Wampa Playmat!

Little Eddie rocked out a Bantha Hoodie on Max California

and Akira made her blog modelling debut in her 'Raincor' Rancor Raincoat on Sew Chibi!

Don't forget, if you have made something inspired by Star Wars, please link up over here!