My family teased me about how I would survive a 12 hour flight without being able to sew. About the same time, I saw Becky's tractor sewing video. That inspired me to find the smallest handcrank sewing machine so I could sew (as handwork has never been a love of mine). I found a toy Singer Model 20 on eBay. Tried it out on a bus trip to PIQF. While at PIQF I visited the 'tool' vendor and bought scissors I could take on a plane. The 99 cent store had a clip on LED light I could use to keep the light right where I needed it on the dark plane. I made a stilletto using a toothpick figuring TSA wouldn't allow my metal one. I was able to complete 14 Maverick Star blocks per Bonnie Hunter and many more bits and pieces. The flight was so much more enjoyable while being productive! The machine is so quiet you don't hear it above the engine noise and it certainly didn't bother the gentleman who sat next to me and slept the entire flight. SFO TSA didn't even blink when the machine went across the xray screen. Shanghai security laughed when I opened the container to reveal what object had concerned them on their xray screen.
