My father passed away in 1990. He worked at a sewing factory (Harwood) in Virginia just after WW II. Learned to sew pajamas, shirts, light jackets. Also crocheted. 6'3" and a "man's man", stone mason, bricklayer, carpenter, jack of all trades.
When my son returned home after 5 years in Coast Guard, the first thing he asked for ...to carry to his own place ... was the quilt his grandfather made for him when he was 8 or 9 years old.
Retired 2 years ago and now hooked on quilting.