The younger the better...I would sit and watch my grandma sew from a very early age - after school visiting my grandparents..my grandmother would pass me little scraps and teach me little things and well, my mom says today that it's my Grandmother Irene who I have received all of this sewing and quilting...I LOVE IT!!!! I'm actually the only one in my family who picked it up..... I sure it's thanks to my nan!!!!