I have to agree with the lady who said to save money to use later. If you have no tools, buy some of those, rotary cutter, mat and some measuring tools. I made the mistake of buying up a lot of smaller pieces because I knew I was going to retire and wanted to quilt. I had tools so did not need them. Now I find I still need to go out and buy fabrics as the ones I loved and bought about 4 years ago do not always work their way into a quilt because there is not enough that go together or seem to be right for the pattern. That is not to say I do not use any of them because I do when i can. I think i would have gotten myself several gift cards to use later had I thought of it back then.