What is your 'sewing kit' like? How often is it used?

I have a whole room as well as a regular sewing box with normal contents to carry from room to room as needed. I also have a traveling sewing bag that comes with me on vacation. It's a scaled down version of my sewing box of necessities. It's in a plastic box that locks and is in the bag with any projects I want to work on while traveling.

My sewing "box" consists of several locations around the house (drawers, closets, etc.), each storing a single item. To sew anything, I have to go to each place and retrieve each item.

If I sewed, ever, it would be inconvenient.

My mom gave me a sewing machine and a sewing box right before I got married. I've only opened it a handful of times.

My mom is teaching my dd to sew so at least it will get used. She starting her off with just the basic needle and thread.

Now, I wished I knew how to sew, but 5 or 10 years ago, no.

Jennifer

I might have a small clear travel sewing kit with about 8 strands of thread and one needle in it. I go to my mom for all of my sewing needs.

Same here--I used to sew a lot, now not so often--I go in spurts.   I've put together several sewing kits for my kids and even some of their friends as they moved out on their own.  I normally use a Sterlite plastic box with lid--small enough to stash in a drawer but will hold everything they would need. I would guess these don't get used very often...

My sewing stash/equipment is stored in clear plastic totes. I keep them in the closest in my craft studio. The contents are similar to yours. I have bought one of those big stuffed tomatoes to hold straight pins - makes me feel nostalgic.  Along the way, I also bought an inexpensive sewing machine.

Mostly I sew buttons back on, hem pants, and make minor repairs. Sometimes I undertake a bigger home decor sewing project, but maybe only once a year.  I am planning to make some new drapes, eventually. 

I wouldn't know - it's my husband's, lol.  He handles the minor stuff.  Anything else makes it's way down to my neighbor's.  Hey, I can't be perfect at everything!  

I sew, so at home there's no need for a kit. I have tons of sewing supplies in my sewing area. I do have a little kit I keep in my drawer at work. It's in a clear pouch and I bought it at Hobby Lobby. It has thread, needles, pins, hooks and eyes, a little pair of scissors and do forth. I don't use it a ton but when you need it, you need it!

The bees wax is to run my thread through-- keeps it from tangling and shredding. I use size 11 or 12 needles (super tiny) because my sewing is primarily quilting, and those super small needles are hard on thread. Bees wax is a tried and true "conditioner".

The painter's tape is to catch all the snippets of tail ends. Again, I'm working on quilts, usually the binding, so there is a lot of catching stray threads and burying tails and snipping. I try not to leave debris in my wake, so the painter's tape corrals all those loose bits and once it's full, I toss it.

The credit card is to "press" uncooperative seams. You can get quite a nice flat finish using one.

I use the single pin for catching points that don't want to match up and teasing out edges of applique or corners.

My altoids tin makes it sound like I'm minimalist. The sewing room stuffed with goodies suggests otherwise. I just don't carry extra stuff with me away from the comforts of the room.

My box is a kid's size fishing tackle box. In fact it has a sticker on the front that says "Mickey and Friends", with a pic of Mickey, of course. It works great since I can put small sized spools of thread in the little drawers that pop up when you open it and then I keep everything else (needles, pins, buttons, scissors and assorted "guess I should keep this in case I ever need it" stuff in the bottom part of the case.

I sew fairly often.  My craft room includes a sewing station.

I need to add these to my kit.