I would buy the best quality I could afford and perhaps have fewer items. Olfa cutting mats and rotary cutters for sure. I go through several scissors (they seem to disappear only to be discovered on my husband's desk) so I've gone to more is better in that category. Sewing machine needles. I'm not a fan of fat quarters, personally. In this case, I might clean out my fabric closet and ask her if she wanted to come over and "shop", the fabric she doesn't choose I would send to a charity. I think we all have fabric that says "What was I thinking?"