I have made a tote bag with one placemat to hold all sewing supplies. what it is, fold the mat in half then sew 8 ziploc bags (zipper is best and freezer bags) down the middle of the mat. staircase the bags so there are different sizes and sew down the middle. cut excess from the bottom of bags. sew on a piece of material to cover the seam then sew on velcro on each end and close. It holds a lot of stuff. when i go to the sewing room, i grab it and go. We are going to alaska the end of may(i'm from there) and i am going to make one for my makeup bag. hopefully i explained this so you kind of get the idea.
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