Believe me the quilters will love whatever you make to exchange so don't be so hard on yourself. Last year I bought very pretty clear candy jars/dishes and filled each one with fabric taffy. Take a jelly roll strip and roll it up to look like a tootsie roll, then wrap it in cellaphane with a twist on each end like taffy wrappers. About 20 strips of co ordinated strips of quality fabric will be equal to $10 plus the jar. I got a whole jelly roll of the strips in a wide mouth quart Mason jar. Also empty plastic water bottles will hold fat quarters and fun to put in a big tub for quilt party favors.