Along with all the tools, needed, the must have, from my point of view is a cutting table. You can mess up a good dinningroom table using just shears to cut fabric. Kitchen tables tend not to be long enough, and forever in use by whoever when you want to work. A 6"x30' folding table is the smallest I would consider. You can put it down when not in use. The last one I brought at the beginning of the year was 50.00.