I take my small Janome with feet and pre-cut projects almost everywhere I go if the stay is a week or longer. These are the tools I take: thread, scissors, snips, rotary cutter (for squaring blocks) small cutting mat, small iron and ironing surface, extra sewing machine needles, pins, elmers washable school glue and glue sticks, seam ripper, wrist pin cushion, and rulers to match the project and measuring tape. I put the precut fabric in plastic bags and the small tools in a small plastic container. Believe it or not, I can get most of this in the wheeled machine tote that has several pockets and the flat things (fabric, cutting board, rulers, ironing board) in the bottom of my suitcases. My daughters-in-law usually have sewing projects for me when I visit because they all know I "have sewing machine, will travel"
