Lots of rulers you won't really need to get started. 6x24" is good to cut strips and about anything else that needs to be cut. I use blue painter's tape to mark the lines I will be cutting, so I don't miscut. Rotary blades and cutter and seam ripper, I like the small Dritz ripper, we are best buds. I use a large self healing 2 sided mat the most. A lot of things can be added at a later time as you need them. I use large safety pins to sandwich my quilts I have been quilting about 45-46 years.