I use: Tweezers to grab the needle when I am hand quilting. My fingers just won't grip it.
Large plastic pre-wash lettuce containers for cut pieces of fabric.
Dollar store sticky tape rollers to pick up all the loose threads on my quilt top and on the floor.
I'm short, so I place a couple of small rubber door stops under my machine to tilt it a bit in my direction so I can actually see the top of what I am sewing.