I was about 8 years old in Girl Scouts, we made blankets for dolls and then used some kind of material where we pulled strings out around the edges to make a design and ended up with dresser scarves (remember those?) Went from there to making my own clothes because we couldn't afford new clothes. My mom taught me to sew and I also learned in Home Ec in 7th, 8th, 9th grades in school. Cooking is another subject. Never liked cooking.