I have a funny story. My son married lovely Julie who had never picked up an needle or thread in her life. When she and her sister and mother needed something sewn, they brought it to a seamstress. So I'm the quilter and 8 or 9 years ago bought myself a new Janome because the Singer I had, the tension wouldn't work for FMQ. Julie asked if she could have my old sewing machine because she had some pillows she wanted to make. I gave her the whole kit and kaboodle along with the sewing lessions she'd need to make the pillows. Well, right away, her mother and sister were coming over wanting her to fix their clothes. She kept saying to them....I'm the same person that sent my stuff to the seamstress.....I don't know how to sew your pants or your blouse. Now how funny is that! And she must have learned by osmosis because last year, the children in school were sewing patches together for a quilt.....and Julie was one of the "sewing moms".