when the machine is no longer available it's time for a small hand project- you can sit & sew while you watch tv- or wait for what ever- you can put together a little travel kit with everything you need - a tin or even a ziplock bag- a tuperware container- anything that will hold needles, thread, pins, little scissors and your fabrics...there are so many great projects to work on when the sewing room is (re-purposed)