I also use a bamboo skewer as a stilleto.
I take a sheet of 220 grit sandpaper and wrap it around a small piece of cardboard and duct tape to the back for holding blocks in place for either signing (siggie) or drawing lines from cornor to cornor.
I stole my dh's 48" t-square for cutting larger pieces of fabric.
I use cornstarch to make my own spray starch, instead of buying, a HUGE savings.
I use an old ceramic cookie jar for all my fabric pens and markers.