I have a small fabric tray that I placed behind my machine a bit to the right. It stays out of my way while while sewing, but is easy to reach to grab things out of. I have a lot of little things in there. My seam ripper, my stiletto, my thread snips, a few q-tips, some clips, spare needles, machine screw driver, tweezers, thangle etc. Keeps everything corralled but so easy to grab when needed.