Good Clever Studio

Amid a busy day of packing for Powhatan's Festival of the Grape… I have still found some time to sew 😂

As I am sitting here stitching away, I was thinking how grateful I am for everyone at All Things New Sewing & Service . I recently took one of my machines in for routine maintenance and they are just the best. Super knowledgable and helpful, quick, and reasonably priced. It’s so helpful to have expert help nearby, which makes it really easy to keep my sewing machines humming along even in this very busy season.

They also have the cutest shop filled with all sorts of tempting goodies! If you’re in the greater Richmond area and need sewing machine help, sewing stuff, or new sewing pals… check out All Things New!

SEW excited to share some new patterns with you all! Lots of new things coming along with us this weekend for Powhatan's Festival of the Grape including this organizer pouch I am kinda obsessed with 😂🤣 it has a delightful number of pockets but it’s still pretty compact (6.5” x 9”) so it can go with you pretty much anywhere!

I’ve made a big stack of them in a bunch of colors… come pick one out and stop losing your phone charger 😉

(As always, follow our fantastic hosts at Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape to plan your visit!) 🍇🍇🍇

We’re counting down to one of the most fun days of fall: Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape! 🍇🍇🍇

Have you got your tickets yet? 🎟️ We can’t wait to see you there!

Can’t slow down to take fancy pics but here are two quick ones of a brand NEW pattern I’m adding to the lineup.

It’s a tech organizer with a million pockets and I think you’re going to love it! (You can use it to organizer whatever you want; I will not come to your house to check 😂🤣)

I am busy wrapping up my last custom projects for the year AND sewing for our next event: Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape! 🍇🍇🍇

We had the best time at the festival last year and we’re totally thrilled to be back!

Check out Powhatan's Festival of the Grape to learn more and purchase tickets! We’d love to see you out there!

A week or so ago, I ordered some webbing and zipper tape from one of my favorite suppliers, Georgia Girl Stitches. I was looking for webbing for a specific project and ordered 2 widths (1” and 1.5”) in the same color.

Quite quickly afterward, I received an email from Joy, letting me know there was a very slight color difference between the widths of webbing - and she even sent photos to help me see what she meant. Over the course of a few more emails, Joy not only provided expert help and suggestions, she also took a lot of the stress out of buying color-matched materials online without seeing them first!

When my order arrived yesterday, not only did it contain the webbing we thought would work best, there were also some super fun extras - including some gorgeous zipper tape! It was such a nice surprise during a pretty tough few weeks. And happily, the webbing Joy helped me choose is perfect for the project I’m working on.

I know many of my friends here are also sewists, so I wanted to make sure to not only thank Joy for her help, but also recommend Georgia Girl Stitches for any sewing supplies you might need! They have beautiful products, quick shipping, and exceptional customer support.

Now back to my regularly scheduled sewing… and yes, I am already using one of these zippers 😂🤣

Well friends, I’ve pretty much fallen off the social media face of the earth 😂🤣 but behind the scenes, making good and clever things continues at a fantastic pace!

I’ve gotten my earliest start EVER on holiday ornaments, and I can’t wait to show you the whole collection & share my plan for this year’s pre-order. I’ve had such fun designing this year’s additions (and bringing back some favs from last year…. 🎄🎄🎄) and I hope you’ll love them as much as I do!

The GCS holiday event schedule is coming along soon, too. I still have some wiggle room for adding early-season events (December is *probably* full, but November is not…) so if you’re hosting an event and think we’d be a good fit, I’d love to hear from you.

Anyway… I’m still here, still sewing, and looking forward to fall & winter fun with you!!!! 🧵🪡

Seen at the quilt show (printed on a bag)…. “Give a quilter an inch and she’ll think she’s a ruler!” 📏

We should all be the queen (or king, or whatever title you like) of our own sewing room! 👑😂🤣

If you’re in the Richmond area, there’s still time to check out the Road2VA quilter’s Conference & Showcase!!! Tons of beautiful quilts to see, great vendors to visit, and informative talks/presentations to take in!

Visit Road to Virginia Quilters' Conference & Showcase to plan your visit!

Happy FriYAY!!!