I enjoy reading the posts here, I like the humor used, as well as the tips and technics described. I use some "not originally quilt items":
I use office binder clips to hold things to my design wall- which is a 4x81/4'' wooden board. I also use them to hold the rolled quilt edges when hand quilting.
I use embroidery floss bobbins to hold my threaded needles for hand quilting. I put 10 to 12 in a gift card metal case, it holds them nicely, and use a pencil case to hold my thimble, scissors, bees wax, metal case, to carry when I go where I will be waiting. I hand quilt whenever I get time, so I travel with it. They might make special cases for this, but at what cost!!!!I spend next to nothing. I have even made some of the embroidery floss bobbins myself from an old fabric softener bottle. Then my case smells great.