I have about 4 of the older metal covered cake pans. Keep near the cutting table and add the cut pieces as I cut; quickly can move to the sewing machine.Could not bear to get rid of as we don't bake near as often.
Canning jars- for buttons, lovely scraps,little knick knacks [like old wooden spools, bobbins, small rag balls,ect].
A smaller heavy wide mouth bowl set near the sewing machine to collect threads as I sew and trim my blocks. It never tips over.