My first sewing project was an apron, flowered cotton with a gathered skirt...I still have it.
I remember the teacher criticizing my doubled thread...
I remember but I thought she was wrong so no damage to my young psyche there... ! :)
I remember when the shift dress came along and everyone thought it would never stick. Shirt waists were the thing and I had made several. Most of my clothes through high school were home made by me or my mother.
I haven't made clothes for myself in years but do a lot of mending, adjusting and changing hemlines. Quilting is a far funner activity!
Linda