are you going to do a lot of tracing where you would need a light box. If not, save your money until you actually need it. You said "I have all my supplies" etc. Light box is not a normal item for quilting unless you are going to do a lot of tracing. If you are tracing a background design for applique and using a light fabric, you can probably just put a white sheet or white paper under the design and a strong light above and you will see thru that. I have used this tehnique in marking wholecloth quilts on white or off white (muslin) fabric.