OK, I'll chime in. I went to the auto parts store (Kragen) and bought a telescoping magnetic wand to pick up pins off the floor without getting down on my hands and knees. It came with an adjustable mirror on an extension handle that I use to check the back of my quilt when quilting on a frame. Total cost $3.99! I have a drywall T-square ruler, 4 feet long, metal, for cutting along long stretches of fabric. Came from Home Depot. I clip my rulers to a metal shoe rack hanging on the back of the sewing room door. The clips are plastic "chip" clips and clothespins from the Dollar store. I found 5 round plastic containers ($1.00) at the same store and use one under each corner of my acrylic extension table when I go to quilt classes. That way I can use the same table that fills in the hole around my machine when it is dropped into my sewing table.