My mom taught me to sew when I was 8- we made a doll skirt designed it made the pattern and did marking and all the detail work, once we finished that she let me use her feather weight which she still has, then when I was 15 she bought me my very own machine and said "you get this on one condition...... You use it" I still have that beloved singer my daughter has it to do some basic sewing, I have gone to much higher end huquvarna machines, and now have my long arm too.... Seeing as I'll be 50 this year I have been sewing a very long time, sewn everything from cloths for me, to costumes an
Ned wedding stuff -turned to mostly quilts a few years ago... I too took home ec in jr high learned lots but got more out of the many classes I have taken elsewhere.