I used to be really excited about hand-stitching and embroidery. For our first Christmas as a married couple, I appliquéd and embroidered an elaborate wall hanging that we still have up in our home. Then, for a few years, I became a little impatient with sewing by hand, because of the extra time it required. I was running around with a couple little kids, and didn’t ever find the time to sit and stitch. Fast sewing projects that could be started and finished during nap time were the key to my creative success (like this tote bag romper, this drawstring dress, or this cross back baby romper.) Last month when I was working on Plum’s garden gnome costume, I pulled out my mess of an embroidery kit to add some detail, and discovered that I once again enjoyed the process of slowly working away at a detailed project. I actually crave creative pursuits that help me sit down and slow down. With the travel we’re doing in the next couple months, including a 2000 mile drive home from Utah for Christmas, I thought it would be awesome to bring along my supplies to do some stitching on the road. Before I could do that, I needed to get them out of the mess-of-a-box I had them stored in and create a simple, transportable kit that would be easy to keep organized on the go. This NEW Rubbermaid® fasten + go sandwich container from Target was a perfect fir for a Travel Embroidery Kit! The new food storage container was created to keep portable meals simple, but it’s design is ideal for crafts as well! Each of the four separate plastic containers have lids, and all of the pieces snap together, making the kit really easy to use and keep pieces together. I love the adjustable strap on the lid–it’s something I’ve never seen before on a lunch organizer, and gives the whole thing a super simple, professional look as well as making it incredibly easy to tote around. To get started on the kit, I wound my colorful floss onto large wooden clothes pins to keep it from tangling. The slit in the bottom makes it easy to start winding, and tuck the end of the floss through to keep it contained. The sandwich-sized box fit a great selection of floss colors, as well as my wooden embroidery hoop. I don’t need to bring along the entire collection of floss everywhere, and I’ll love choosing my project-specific colors to tote along. The three smaller containers turned out perfectly for the other notions I needed. The fabric for stitching rolls up nicely beneath my little stork snips. One box can keep all of my craft needles  together, and in the other I put a set of cardboard floss bobbins for when I separate threads into smaller sections for projects. There is enough extra space in the boxes I’ll have room to stick buttons or sequins or other project-specific notions as time goes on. This will be a great base kit to keep on the ready.
Now that I have a nicely organized kit, I’m excited about taking my stitching with me. It will be fun to work on projects in the car, at the park, and on the porch while I watch the kids ride bikes in the circle. Sometimes a little organization goes a long way to motivate creativity, and this travel embroidery kit has me dreaming of some new ideas. It would also make such a great gift for a sewing friend or coworker!Now that I’m all organized, I can’t wait to get started on an embroidery project. Maybe I’ll finish the stitching I began on this vintage-inspired apron, and never finished! Starting on 12/27/15 head to your local Target store to purchase the NEW Rubbermaid® fasten + go kits! Available in Entree, Sandwich, and Soup Kits! And turns out you can use them for a lot more than food, too. 

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