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[crafty-geeks]

HEY FRIENDS!

Over the past few days, Beth and I have been talking about what Crafty-Geeks can do to support Racial Justice in our community, country, and society. One of the things we want to do is donate. Because all the comic cons we normally table at (which are Crafty-Geeks’ main source of income) are cancelled this year, we don’t have the money to donate. What we DO have, however, is inventory.

If you’ve been with us for a while, you might remember that about 5 years ago we made this post calling ourselves out for the lack of diversity in our superhero sewing patterns. With the help of a lot of really gracious, awesome people, we compiled a list of Superheroes of Colour that we wanted to add to our sewing pattern collection. Some of the replies can be found here. And, as a result of everyone’s response, we made our Superheroes of Colour quilt (pictured above) which we have been taking with us to display at comic cons for the past four years. 

So, the plan is to sell our Superheroes of Colour quilt (#socquilt) for $600 cdn (plus shipping & handling if you aren't local) so that we can donate all the net proceeds to charity. It only seems right that that particular quilt be donated to the cause. We will also be selling a few pillow covers for $60 each (plus s/h) and donating that money as well. 

 After a lot of thought and research, we've decided on six non-profits we'd like the proceeds of our quilt and pillow cover sales to go to. I have them listed in the purple image above. You can also click this links here:

www.raricanow.org

www.blackwomeninmotion.org

www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca

www.blacklivesmatter.ca

www.crrf-fcrr.ca

www.cfrac.com

Please contact us over on our Instagram if you would like to purchase this Quilt or any of the pillow covers we will also have available for this cause. If a fully-handmade, one-of-a-kind superhero quilt or pillow cover isn’t your cup of tea or is outside of your budget, please just consider donating what you can to any of the organizations listed above. You can find more resources and places to donate here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Thank you for reblogging this post to get the message about our charity quilt out!

#BlackLivesMatter

[tlouey]

Only 2 days until Calgary Expo! Find us at table 5217 of the Artist Alley in the Big Four building this year. Don't forget, we give discounts to cosplayers purchasing totes, bags, or quilts related to the character they're dressed as! #calgarycomicandentertainmentexpo #calgaryexpo #ccee #calgaryexpo2019 #craftygeeks #albertageek #throwpillow #handsewn #epp #englishpaperpiecing #calgaryexpoartistalley https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmYEH7HwZy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13w8hneanyl9d

[coldasice33]

Thank you to Awesome Con for having us this year. #NewPostAlert this year Sagerican and I attended Awesome Con and had the most Geekiest time possible. Her husband was in his geeky glory and we all had an amazing time. Check out my new post to find out our top fun finds at the Con. #ComicConGeeks #AwesomeConGeeks #AwesomeCon #ComicBookGeeks #CraftyGeeks #VendorsWeLove #PressPass #Cosplayers #CosplayLife #FanGirlforCosplay #FanGirlMoments (at Awesome Con) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByoSrb2j6q_/?igshid=zw4jw6n1g371

[mikkithisis]

It’s been a long crafty day! #makeitsew #notjustsewing #craftygeek #nerdygirl #habdmade #cosplay #everydayimcrafting #startrek #wings #pendingcosplay #lacc #3dprinter #robo3dprinter #c2 #cosplaylife https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYhqr2AlTt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=am0sh36rumgs

[bugintheforest]

#resistancerey skirt fun. 🤗 shirt - @heruniverse. poncho - @elhofferdesign. shoes - @po_zu #starwars #rey #casualcosplay #craftygeek

[sewgeekatx]

What's New? Wednesday

What’s New? Wednesday

Today I want to talk about inspiration. As I am patiently waiting for my laser cutter to be assembled. I am on pinterest daily getting inspiration for items that I want to design to make my Geeksters happy. When I look at items on pinterest, I don’t look to copy what other artists do. I look and find items that I can change to make them fit for my target Audience. For instance the rings in the…

[shesalright-archive]

Ugh I'm gonna have to 🐸 the top 2 rows. #xstitch #xstitcher #crossstitch #needlework #craftygeek #craftygirl the word craft now looks weird to me lmfao

[lokittysarmy]

Me: 1st of the month maintenance time!! Lokitty: It's the 12th day of this month already. Me: Look, this isn't the only thing in my life that I'm behind on. Let's focus on the small wins, shall we? Lokitty: 1st of the month maintenance it is. #lokittysarmy #lokitty #loki #janome500e #janome #embroiderymachine #maintenanceday #quarantinelife #craftygeek #geek #snarkycat — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3nzMlOR

[badassjfro]

Kumihimo key lanyard #diy #craftygeek https://instagr.am/p/CD2doMxH5NW/

[crafty-geeks]

We're back home from Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo!  This was our seventh year going and sixth year tabling there. We had an awesome time seeing old friends and making new ones. It was a wonderful time (despite the random freaky blizzard on Saturday night) and our sales were up from last year which was a bonus. We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came by our table and made our weekend awesome. You guys are awesome. I love love love the JOY that results from the gathering of enthusiastic creative people!

[mikkithisis]

It’s the cosplay life for me! #workworkworkworkwork #makeitsew #robo3dprinter #on24/7 #cosplay #startrek #lacc #sewthisislife #handmadeish #craftygeek #chicgeek #nerdygirl #cosplaylife https://www.instagram.com/p/BpX36v0AU-1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ibjictslu1rd

[bugintheforest]

casual skirt fun! #spoonflower aurora borealis paired oh-so-nicely with some #empirestrikesback fun from @heruniverse, and bumped up with glow-in-the-dark power! 😉 #flauntyourworld #starwars #craftygeek

[mellowfury]

This way cool chair knits while you rock. And yes, on many levels this chair most definitely rocks!

[crafty-geeks]

Crafty-Geeks is a three-woman team from Alberta, Canada... and, like our namesake says, we are geeks who craft!  We do everything from illustration to quilting to jewelry-making, but we're best known for our "Sewn Your Own Dang Superhero" sewing patterns! This tutorial video teaches you how to use our sewing patterns which are a slightly altered version of English Paper Piecing. 

   Materials Needed

One of our Sewing Patterns 

Needle

Cotton Thread 

Cotton Fabric 

Sharp Scissors 

Temporary Fabric Glue (optional) 

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[mikkithisis]

Pattern making! #somethingnewiscoming #makeitsew #handmade #crochetislife #phaser #startrekcosplay #startrektos #startrekphaser #yarnfordays #craftygeek #crochetqueen #yarnmagician #nothingsaysiloveyoulikesomeoneelseshardwork #atleasticanusemydepressionforgood #thisisgoingtocostafortune https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm9fh4tFM5_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ssdrjdk6jwuf