How about red work--- lots of stuff on line--just google-
All it takes is DMC in red, and muslin or white on white, needle and a back stitch!!
Also rug hooking- 1.25" strips of ally your left overs and here comes a rug!
Prayers are with you !!!!!

i usually take embroidery work to do...baby things, pillow cases, quilt blocks, table runners, tablecloths, etc. I espescially like the quilt blocks as I can then put together with other materials and make lap quilts. I too keep a bag for a "run and go". My Mother is 84, in poor health and making many,many trips to hospital. Hope this helps. Prayers going out to you and yours.

I am going to be dr sitting today, and am taking some applique and also redwork is perfect for just what you are talking about. At this time I am doing carousal horses that I hope to make into a quilt by the time my youngest son gets married. And I have some hearts that I am appliquing onto squares to make D9P. Takes up scraps and also can be taken anywhere. A little plastic bag with needle thread and scissors with the squares and hearts fits in any purse.

Has anyone trie Inklingo?? It's amazing.....you buy shapes on line, lots of free ones, print right on the fabric on computer, includes sewing lines.... I'm making a Sue daley Pies and tarts quilt right now, love it!!!!

I am making 20" square - piecing by hand then cutting backing and stuffing and pinning it together and quilting. This small and easy to carry around. I can quilt without a frame. After I get so many 20 squares made I will sew them together on the machine. I have two different ones going right now. One is a strip quilt out of scraps and the other is like a whole cloth quilt on muslin. I draw a design on the 20" square then quilt it and someday I will sew them together to make a lap quilt. The muslin is cheap and it is easy to carry around. I am not sure exactly how this will look sewed together but I think it will be fine and it is fun to work this way.

This is what I do. Have a small travel kit with everything I need so that I can grab and go. I use the plastic templates from "Brandy's Quilt Patterns". Here is the site: http://www.brandysquiltpatterns.com/

I love them. She has a video on her site that thoroughly explains how to use them.

Good luck!

Small crochet projects are portable and fill time well - pot holders, chemo hats, afghan strips or blocks to put together later, etc.

Two weeks ago, I had a procedure done to hopeully correct my acid reflux. Had an overnight stay. Took my crochet with me to make chemo hats. All the staff was curious - including my surgeon. Even made one of the nurses a hat as she is facing chemo herself.

Another non-quilting suggestion - counted cross stitch? Small kits available with everything provided. I find it very theraputic as I requires constant attention but I can mark off my stitches with a pencil so I don't have to keep my mind cluttered. But it does keep both mind and hands busy.

I like to embroidery and its very portable.

How do you feel about doing a Mini Wholecloth quilt? If you go to BeeHappyQuilting.com you can purchase a 14 x 14 mini wholecloth that is pre-stamped with a design. I've bought different ones and after I finished doing the hand quilting, I used the method of joining where you matched the front together, sew it and then overlap the backing and tack it down. When I got done, I'd make a lap quilt. Easy to do, folds up and take anywhere. Just need ziploc bag, cloth, batting, backing, thread and needle.