In both patterns a narrow folded piece of fabric is used as the spool holder. In the Liberty pattern the end is held in place with a press stud and in the other pattern a small piece of Velcro is used.

This might be a bit more complicated than you are wanting but is ideal for those with an inclination to the darkside.
https://verykerryberry.blogspot.com/2016/09/liberty-portfolio-case-tutorial.html

What a good use of a mini charm pack and I love the checked binding. I was tempted by several mini charm packs  but ended up destashing them as I couldn’t think what to do with them.

Replace “patience” with “swearing” and you’ll be nearer the construction process, though it was very easy to layer it.

As to entering a quilt for FOQ, I’d rather spend the time making a quilt or two for Project Linus than a show standard quilt.

The Village Haberdashery is in West Hampstead and has a range of quilting fabrics (as well as lots of other goodies to tempt you).

One of the Mrs H bag patterns is for a sewing machine bag. There are photos of differnt versions including one that has an overlocker in the bag rather than a sewing machine. There's a bit more about the bag on Mrs H's blog.

Details of the workshops for this year's Festival of Quilts are now online.

You could get that effect with separates  - a blouse, a skirt, and a corset belt. Have a look at the costume patterns and you might find something. Don’t worry if a pattern says it is “underwear”, it can just as easily be used as “outerwear”.
https://jaycotts.co.uk/collections/patterns_costumes

Click through the photos for any pattern that looks promising to find the line drawings as it is easier to see the design on these and what parts each patterns includes.