I did. I lived with my grandparents from the time I was 8 until I graduated from high school. She had a beautiful treadle; I started sewing at 12 from a required Home Ec class when I was in 7th grade. That lit a fire in me. I made all my own clothes through high school on that treadle machine. When I got married one year out of high school (toooo young), I purchased my first electric machine. Then I also sewed for my children, even made a suit for the hubby. Now I only quilt and on occasion make some purses. No more fashion sewing, as I am now addicted to quilting.