small scissors, snips, seam ripper, small ruler, pins, pencil...I have a can, with doo dads in it. I am a bit of a tool freak, lol. I also have two buckets, within reach, one is for snippets, and the other is for scraps.
There is an ice cream bucket with a plastic bag right by my leg...I sit it on an open drawer, so it is just the right height, to drop all my snipped threads into. I put them in pillows and such. Keeps them off the floor.
I have my machine accessories and my book real close too.
Aren't you glad you asked? :wink: