TO GO KIT

No more trying to get together everything that I might need to take to a workshop (few and far between) and to my monthly sewing with friends. I have put together everything that I think I can use in one small box

I still have to gather a few more small supplies, but here is the list that I have right now. Hopefully, it will also help give you some ideas for your to go kit.

1. Rotary cutter and extra blades
2. disposable pencils
3. extra bobbins
4. pink eraser
5. Highlighter
6. Screwdrivers, a regular and a philips (I found small one's that would fit in my case)
7. blue washout marker
8. white fabric marker
9. Extra sewing machine needles
10. Needle threader
11. Hand sewing needles
12. thimble
13. Thread snips
14. Herra marker
15. wooden iron
16. Hemostat
17. That Purple Thang - small purple "thing" that has many uses.
18. Fabric Scissors
19. Applique Scissors
20. Paper Scissors
21. Tweezers
22. Stiletto
23. plastic measuring tape
24. reducing glass
25. Seam ripper
26. Glue stick
27. Glue baste (either Roxannes, or Elmer's school glue with tip adapters
28. glass head pins
29. Magnetic Pin holder (the new holder made by Clover is great. It has a cover)
30. 1/2" pins for applique
31. flower head pins
32. fork pins
33. graph paper
34. small notebook
35. small cube of post it notes
36. Reducing Glass
37. Magnified reading glasses
38. Pigma Pen - black
39. Tide To Go Stick
40. several small rulers
41. add-a-quarter ruler

I also have a duffle bag with a zippered bottom That comes with me

The zippered bottom holds a small ironing board, and my folded travel iron. I usually only travel with this one ruler, and the little fold up container is my table top trash can. I toss all of my threads etc into it and after I empty it at the end of a class, it folds flat.
This duffle has pockets around the inside and outside. I put my threads- grey, black and beige in the outside pockets.

The sewing machine case
Actually, I have a Pfaff that I only use for classes that I keep in my pull along machine case. In this case I keep

1. Machine instruction book
2. Heavy duty 30 foot extension cord (this has a 3 way end)
3. power strip
4. cast iron thread spool stand.

I'm sure that I will think of other things that would be nice to tote along. But the nicest thing is I don't get to my workshop and not have what I need. I don't have to pack because I am always packed.

I hope that my obcessive nature helps you in some way! Have a good weekend!