I first learned to sew in Home Ec class. We had to make an full apron (the kind that goes around your neck) that I just didn't like. I really wasn't into sewing then but I at least learned how. Then in 1973 I took a quilting class just to give me something to do while my husband was in graduate school. I didn't get into clothing construction until my first child was born. I started with baby clothes and ended up at swimsuits and evening gowns.
My mother made sure I learned the basics of knitting, crocheting, applique, needlepoint, cross stitch and crewel embroidery. The only thing I did not learn was tatting. I'm rectifying that now - I'm learning needle tatting.
At the time I hated learning that stuff. I wasn't interested in doing crafts. Later, when I became an adult, I found that I needed to know all that in order to do various crafts and I was most grateful to my mother for insisting I learn it. I tried doing that with my girls but they're only interested in quilting. And that's ok.