I was already a sewer, making blinds and curtains in a factory, so my straight sewing was very straight indeed. My Grandma made me 2 cushions for my new lounge suite,and I asked her were she got them from, and she told me she made them. So I invited her to my place for a week, and she tought me the basics of rotatry cutting and seams etc, placement and all the fun that goes with it, I have just gone on from there and taught myself most other things that I have done, with the help of books.
That is one week of my life that I will never forget, me and my Grandma had the best week ever.
I have since gone on to teach my mum how to quilt, now we sew regularly together.