No ...in fact, I hated the sewing portion of Home Ec..The teacher was nasty and awful. The teacher gave me a 'C' for the year and I spit nails. That's the only bad grade I've ever gotten. So later in life I decided to tackle the sewing machine on my own as a way of proving that she was wrong. When I won my first quilting ribbon I had to fight the urge to find her and send it to her. I've made clothes and bags--no big deal.