Originally Posted by madamekelly

I use a large coffee cup near my machine to catch snips and threads,
a old flower vase on the table I cut on for the same thing,
Corelle plates and bowls and cups for cutting circles, since they don't dull my cutter,
sharpies to hide boo-boos,
old tupperware to store sewing gadgets,
cheap baggies to store cutting templates,
freezer paper for appliqué,
a kid's plastic pencil box to store my rotary cutter and extra blades in
A plastic box type embroidery floss organizer to keep track of extra machine feet
an inside glazed flower pot to hold cones of thread while using them with my DSM
An old beeswax candle for drawing my hand sewing thread through
Two office desk organizers for my small tools, bobbins, forceps, etc.
a hanging key holder on the wall above my ironing board to hold small scissors for snips while pressing, and a small bottle of distilled water for misting while ironing
a clipboard hung over my sewing table to hold patterns where I can see them and they don't get buried that way.
A desk fan that I clip near me while sewing to keep me cool
binder clips for holding the binding in place as I hand sew
a canning jar to hold my supply of safety pins for when I am pinning a quilt.
three old dressers for storing some of my fabric
A rubber eraser for pulling all the threads with I "frog sew" (rippit, rippit)
A bamboo spatula to hold creases while they cool while ironing
Gallon zipper plastic bags to keep things organized as I cut pieces for a quilt
extra paint brushes to keep the lint out of my sewing machine.
color books for applique
I could go on and on, but I will leave room for other's ideas.