Some great ideas here! We all have so much in our homes that we can re-purpose.
Sometimes it just takes a bit of thinking to see the other uses!
Here's some other ideas that I use ..... and I don't think I saw listed ...........
* Pampered Chef plastic scraper ---> hand/finger seam pressing
* brass newspaper holder for the fireplace ---> holds plastic rulers
* vertical letter/mail sorter with pen holders ---> holds rulers, patterns, stilletos, stitch rippers, scissors, etc.
* eye glass case ---> rotary cutter storage
* piggy bank ---> used rotary blades, needles, pins (actually mine is a miniature postal mailbox); doubles as a fabric/paperweight
* antique insulators ---> fabric weights
* baby change table ---> shelving underneath for storage; table on top holds current project extra fabric etc.
* finger cots, disposable gloves, garden gloves ---> FMQing
* small paint brushes ---> cleaning machine
* single packed alcohol swabs ---> cleaning needle from "goo" build up during FMQing
* long pipe cleaners ---> keep matching thread and bobbin together
* cow magnets ---> pin cushions!
* rubber shelf liner ---> under cutting mats to prevent sliding of mat on table; the spongy-ness of it makes for easier cutting IMHO
* parchment paper ---> see thru pressing cloth
* painter's tape ---> marking measurements on stash fabric; band-aids when PPing, and a piece comes off; notes on machine re settings; labeling project storage boxes;