peggyauberry

This may sound silly, but I took an auto accessory bag that you hang over the back of your seat & attached it to my table. They usually have a strap to loop around the seat |& you can add to this. Works great for me & holds a lot of needed things

patdesign

I use the window sill behind my machine for an odd assortment of cups, mugs, glasses, tins and a couple of those mesh organizers with magnets on the side so they clump together, they hold scissors, pens, marking pencils, machine needles, small rulers, wooden presser, seam ripper, and small knitting needle I use for turning corners. Most everything stands like a pencil cup and its always where I can find it. I use one of those sand filled pincushions sold at Joanns with the little pouch that hangs off the table for scraps and threads.

patricej

i saved some of the carboard tubes from toidy paper. i stick 4 of them into a small coffee can; i can fit all sorts of things into it.

i also took one of the small cans and put it inside a large one. more tubes go around the small can.

someday i'll make fancy shmancy drawstring bags to cover them. for now, when i need portable toolishness, i just set the cans into a tote back right-side up and off i go. :-)

dar627742

how about a strip of velcro on table &bottom of pincushion ?

mms61371

My machine is set up in front of a large picture window, so I use the window sill. I have my bernina accessory box, bobbin towers, pincushion, safety pin tin (it was my daughter's fossil watch box), and glass jars for odd and end things. I try to find something I have around the house to use before having to purchase anything. You would be surprised what you can find when you use your imagination.

LAQUITA

So I take it that not many people have a sewing cabinet that your machine sits on? It has drawers all down one side? The top drawer is where I put all my smaller sewing notions, divided up in a silverware tray. It works great!

trugger

Everyone - Thanks for all the tips...
I am trying some adhesive velcro on the bottom of this thing.
Once I get my newest fabric cabinet in my sewing room, I'll photograph everything.

mom-6

I loved the drawers in my sewing machine cabinet, still have lots of goodies in them. However my lighting is just the 'chandelier' over the dining room table, so when I got my portable sewing machine I just set it up on the end of the dining room table in order to see what I was doing better. I also have one of the pocket organizer things that hangs up (like the closet shoe or jewelry organizer) near my machine and ironing board.

pieces

How about a large coffee mug? They are heavy and won't tip. Plenty of room for a few necessary items while you sew.
Set a small trash can on the floor to toss in the threads.
I use them even in my drawers for safety pins and misc. items.
like sewing machine needles. This way my drawers are always organized.

MISHNJIM

That's what I was gonna say....I want to make one of these pincushion/bag. I think I like the idea better with the non-slip shelf on the bottom instead so that you can move it around from your sewing table to the kitchen table like I have to do.