We did talk on another thread on basics and fabric choices,
I can recommend one of two books, One Block Wonder (there is a sequal to that called One Block wonder Encore I believe) and the Stack-N-Wack Ipedia.
A straight ruler (preferably a longer one) , either a 60 degree ruler (the one I have is called a super 60) or if your regular ruler has the 60 degree line on it, rotary cutter and mat, and fabric,
The fabric is hard to say how much as it totally depends on what size your repeat is, and how big a quilt you would like, keep in in multiples of 6 repeats (unless you would like extra for borders. depending on your repeats you can get away with as little as a yard for a wall hanging,