i started sewing when i was 8 in 4-H---yes- i did sew in home ec in school but sewed more in 4-H; made all 3 of my brother's 3 piece suits for Easter when i was 13...pants, vest and jackets. made my first quilt in 1976- but then continued to make clothes while my kids were growing up- did not become an avid quilter until about 2004....now getting me to mend something takes an act of congress :)