Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
I know how you feel! Before I even finished reading your post, I was going to suggest buying or making her a simple sewing kit and deliver it with the offer of teaching her how to sew. My friends were never interested in my quilting or sewing unless it benefited them. Guess what, they no longer get anything from me and they no longer ask me to "fix" something for them.
I was going to give the same advice. I have not been asked to make repairs for anyone other than my daughter for the grandchildren so have no problem with that . My sister's answer would be to offer to teach the person how to do the repair for themselves. I started quilting after she taught me how to make flying geese and I was bit by the quilting bug. You never know after showing them how to make even small repairs they may get the sewing bug.