I agree.....cell phones are annoying. The ring tones give me a headache, plus they are more interested in talking & texting than learning.
Everyone's ideas are really helping me. It's like brain-storming before writing a term paper. Have to find a starting & ending place(s), then get tools, fabric, measuring tape/rules, etc. together; look for simple patterns that work up quickly & go from there.
I'm going to ask my gdau where she'd start. She had a semester of Home Ec, so she'll have input for me. They made a pair of pajama pants, but I feel that wasn't something she was really into making. Maybe it was too much with the curved seams, but she finally finished them for her grade.