Oh wow! I had forgotten about VQW. I'm going to try and find a project to take to my new real life group on Tuesday. I'll also have to find my portable sewing kit, I think it is wrapped up in my tall plastic tote of drawers... if it isn't in there, there are enough scissors and thread and on and on to make a new kit.
I decided to get an Eversewn Sparrow 15 as a portable machine -- it arrived early and just came. I should take a picture now that it is out of the box. Just like my repair guy would do, there is a piece of fabric and the remnant of a thread showing the stitches and buttonhole. How Cute!