Workday mornings are busy enough without having to deal with a missing button or a ripped hem. One way to save valuable time when these little emergencies arise is to put together a sewing kit -- complete with a pincushion on top. All you need are a Ball jar, some fabric, and a few other basic supplies.

Tools and Materials
Ball jar with lid
6-inch square of fabric
Pencil
Scissors
Fiberfill
Poster board
Pin
Transparent adhesive tape
Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
Assorted buttons, threaded onto a safety pin
Assorted safety pins, with another safety pin threaded through the bottom eyes
Thread in several colors
Hooks and eyes in several colors
Snaps in several colors
Thimble
Small pair of scissors
Seam ripper
Small tape measure
Assorted pins and needles, to be stuck in pincushion

Mending Kit How-To
1. Separate the lid and ring portion of the Ball jar, and center the ring on the fabric. Trace a circle around the outside of the ring, and cut it out; an extra inch of fabric should now remain around the circumference of your tracing.

2. Cut out six concentric circles of Fiberfill, available in fabric stores, in decreasing size. The largest and bottommost circle should be the same size as the Ball jar lid, and the smallest, top circle should measure about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

3. Trace the lid on a piece of poster board, and cut along the line of the tracing.

4. Center the circle of fabric on top of the pile of fiberfill, and stick a pin through the middle to hold all the pieces together. Push the fabric and the padding up through the underside of the ring, and secure it by pushing the poster board over the bottom.

5. Adjust the gathers around the cushion so the fabric is smooth, and affix the loose ends of the fabric onto the poster board with tape.

6. Dribble glue around the fabric and poster board so there is enough glue to secure the lid in place. Press the top of the lid against the poster board, and hold it until the glue cools. The metal may become slightly hot, so be careful during this step.

7. Once the glue cools, fill the jar with sewing supplies.