What about pin cushions? Or needle books, little 'trash cans' out of fabric would all be related to quilting but also used by crafters that do hand work. I am assuming the person who mentioned hexies is talking about English Paper Piecing? I'd recommend squares, or something they can get or duplicate easily. I talked to a lady who owned a huge quilt shop in Australia. She said that our colors, are different in the U.S. and Australia, Japan etc. She said that is is about the sun and how we receive colors--if that is how you say it, Australian's like very bright colors, and they have lots of 'spots and dots' and stripes.