I would say anything that you don't want to lose or someone else to touch, package it up and ship to where ever you are staying. I have read several articles lately about machines and actual quilts that were destroyed either on the plane or actually lost. I know my things like scissors and rotary cutter I won't even let anyone touch. Just think about some 'dummy' whipping them out and tossing in a bin with lots of junk AND you cannot get them back. And the quilts that have been defaced for security reasons - I mean get real. No kidding if I were traveling I would FedEx or UPS to where I am staying and I could travel with piece of mind.