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As a quilter turned designer I still don't have a huge fabric stash or tons of rulers. For fabrics, I buy what I need for a project... no more no less. If I do have some leftovers I try to use them within the next couple projects. As for thread, I keep gray and off-white for piece work. On rare occasion will I use another color. Your fabrics will either be dark, medium or light. Gray blends with medium to dark colors, and off white blends with medium to light. 

 

You can do a ton of cutting with nothing more than a 6" and 24" square rules. Trust me. I did so for many years and my quilts still came out just a good as they do with specialty rulers. In fact, many times I go back to my old faithfuls. The most minimal method is using templates for everything... even squares. Not so many years ago, that is how it all was done.  

 

A good rotary cutter is ideal but along with it comes a cutting mat 18" or the size of your longest ruler. Yet there is always the option of just using scissors.

 

Being a minimalist is great. It prevents storage issues and keeps the cost of quilting down!

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Oh, and honestly, you only need one sewing machine. 

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Just for fun...the pictures of templates were my grandmothers. 

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