I am having a similar experience. I have neighbor 2 girls, 11 & 9. They want to learn to sew. I have introduced them to my friend, Della, who makes doll clothes. She is working with the girls on the doll clothes. The older one has learned to hand piece from me. They have 1 sewing machine for the 2 of them. The hand piecing just seemed natural. She takes it to church, like for choir practice when she is waiting for her sister to be ready to go. She was putting them together faster than I could keep up with, so I showed her how to lay it out and cut it out. She is just doing an amazing job. The girls have given each of us a renewed love for what we do. they have so many questions and are so eager to learn from us and we are so eager to share with them. My sewing room is a bedroom and it can get really close when the 4 of us get in here, but we just squeeze in and go to it. Thank you for sharing and for allowing me to share with you.