I have an old "makeup" suitcase. It has a tray for all the little stuff, bottom holds all my favorite spools and patterns, the inside pockets hold scissors, rotories, rulers, etc. I haul this to retreats and everyone just loves the idea. Also, I have made a "book" using a large crazy oblong square with padding and the inside has crazy square shaped pockets for the seam ripper, small scissors, tape measures, needles, bandaids and one square has been cushioned for pins. A pretty ribbon closes it up. I am creating another with big pockets with flaps for rotories, small cutting mat and small rulers. For the big stuff, another created bag the size of my 18x22 mat (which is glued to a thin piece of plywood with padding attached on the backside for a pressing mat. This bag has pockets for 24" rulers and other "big" stuff. It closes with 2 very long zippers. I can grab my gear and be out of the house to retreat in about 10 minutes. Get creative!