We sew a number of items at any given time.  While the ideal aim is to do one project from beginning to end, the reality of most crafts creators is that we have quite a number of projects going on at the same time.

An effective way of ensuring that some projects don't fall into a drawer - never to be found again - or just needing the final binding, or zipper - is to put each project into a pretty box that you can purchase from the store (or decorate plain boxes as yet another craft project....)

Put the boxes on an open shelf, in decorative formation, to keep stock of how many projects you actually have on the go.

Keep the pattern, notes, pieces of fabric that belong to each project in the boxes so that everything is in place before you sit down to work on any chosen one for your next sewing session. 

Looking for a fantastic, portable surface to do your machine hooping preparation on?  This Ikea tray has been a fantastic tool for me. 
The tray is called the Klack and sells for 7.99 USD. Length 15", Width  23".
 Because you can put it on any surface near you - including a bed - the size and stability of the tray creates the perfect table for doing your hooping prep.  It can also be used for putting any sewing stuff on while you are in the process of doing a project.  Its sides are a perfect height so that everything can be kept neatly inside the tray.

I have no interest in the suggestion of Ikea's products; it is personally just something I happened upon and it has been fantastic. I feel it could help others in their craft area organization.