Quilters Emergency Kit

Hello... We spent the weekend with our son at college watching the Drake Relays. It was so relaxing and enjoyable. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.

This week the topic is Quilters Emergency Kit. When you go on a retreat or to a class do you have specific items that you bring with you? I go on a few retreats each year. Besides the projects that I'm going to be working on and my sewing machine and regular quilting supplies I also bring band aids, Advil, chocolate is a must, a pillow to sit on, and my small ironing board that I made along with my iron. The ironing board was made from a wooden TV tray covered with a piece of cotton batting and then fabric. I stapled it all to the bottom of the tray. It is the perfect height for pressing when sewing your blocks together. I do need to use the big ironing board when I am putting the rows of the quilt together.

I also started to add a tube of icy-hot and a heating pad to retreats. One year I had a knot in the middle of my back and by the end of the second day I was in so much pain, I went to the store to get the icy-hot and heating pad. It helped a lot and it's been in my kit ever since. A friend of mine brings along slippers and I thought that was a great idea. Another thing she has is one of the plastic 3 drawer storage bins. She did not put the wheels on and uses it to store all of her things. The top is used as another small table and everything is at her finger tips. You could also cut a piece of board and make a small ironing board for the top. That would be useful.

What's in your quilters emergency kit? Share, Share, Share.

Have a great week and Happy Quilting...