Isis, first of all, welcome to the board. My sister has an efficiency appartment so is VERY limited on space. She works like Rachel. She does one project at a time and only takes out what she needs for each step. She uses her very small kitchen table for everything. She has created some beautiful things in that small space. When you cut your fabric, all you have to lay out is exactoly what you need to cut, such as 5 or 10 inches at a time. The rest can remain folded. If you want to buy blocks already cut, that is fine. I use charm packs a lot. You can make some beautiful quilts using an assortment of colors. The nine patch block comes to mind and there are so many more. As far as inspiration, you can go online and google quilt blocks and find thousands of them free. Rachel is also rite about paper and colors. Find a quilt block you like and then draw it out and use different colors to find the combo that you like. Is your machine a portable? If not, rearange things so you have a small corner for it. If it is and you want to leave it up, use a tv tray. If this is something that you really want to do, you will find a way to do it. You didn't say if you have ever quilted before. No matter if you have or not, keep coming to this board and asking questions. Someone will always be willing to help and have an answer for you.