Yes, took Home Ec in Jr. High - half the year was sewing and half the year was cooking. I dabbled off and on throughout the years and got back into sewing when my daughter was about 5 - decided to make her Halloween costume so I took a class through the local high school's adult ed. I made quilts on my own, nothing spectacular and got back in to sewing and quilting over the past year - I am an empty nester who moved and needed to get out of the house!