My grandmother who died when I was 2 was a creative person. She had a milliner's shop for years and did incredibly neat hand work. It appears that I have at least some of her knack for sewing. She did such a number on her daughter (my mom) that the word "sewing" makes her hair stand on end. I taught myself to knit, crotchet, and sew/quilt with the help of mentors and classes.
Yes, I also failed sewing miserably in school....but who in their right mind wants to wear the crap we had to sew then?????/