I never took sewing in 4H. I had to take a mandatory year of Home Ec and the first semester was sewing. We made a skirt out of two squares of fabric, a casing in the top and elastic. I'd made my own winter coat the year before at home and a suit. It was the most hideous skirt, the most boring few months, and the worst class I ever took. My oldest sister taught me to sew on mom's machine when I was 3.