I took sewing in Home-Ec in 7th grade....got a "C" (lmbo)
I sewed by hand quite a bit by never touched a machine until 9 years ago. I wanted to learn to quilt so I just dove in. I'm self taught as all the classes around here are in the evenings, can't drive to them because I have night blindness and we live in a rural area so it's really not convenient for anyone to pick me up. So I read techniques on the internet and get tons of info here on this board.