6th grade I made a pillow. Went fine.
9th grade I had to make a skirt. Dropped yoke, gathered skirt, pockets...it was awful. I sewed the top seam to a side seam and had the pockets hanging off the bottom. The poor home ec teacher just shook her head and handed me the seam ripper, my best friend. I did a lot of unsewing on that skirt!
Our class project was making a trip around the world baby quilt. I loved sewing straight seams without backstitching. To this day I have to force myself to try something different than a pieced quilt with straight seams. I've been meaning to sew pj's for my son for the past two years...I'd rather clean the bathroom.