I am surprised no one has done what I did for this! I went shopping for a small purse with as many zippered compartments as I could find. The one I bought is divided into major sections by three outside over-the-top zippers, with another zippered inside compartment in one of them, plus a couple of pockets. There are also pockets on the outside front and back. I keep it constantly packed and it's ready to grab at a moment's notice for hand sewing on the go: applique or hand piecing in the car, in a doctor's reception room, etc.---there's always an ongoing project in there. It's also where I keep my Roxanne's and other marking pencils, all my hand needles, a couple of small sharp pointed scissors, applique pins, magnifying glasses, hemostat for pulling through a tight needle, some basic thread colors, and my Clover spring-loaded push button needle threader. With all those compartments, I know right where everything is when I need it.