Back oh so long ago, junior highs had home econ classes. Cooking and sewing - certainly for the girls, I think the guys learned wood working or engines. Anyway, I remember making a skirt and cumberbun. I sewed many of my dresses in high school. That was a time when it was cheaper to sew clothes than buy ready mades. I sewed stretch and sew pants, t-shirts, costumes, swimsuits, pj's for my kids. Today I have no interest in sewing clothes. First ,the patterns are expensive, secondly,fabric is costly and finally the finished outfit probably not liked. If I am putting the effort into a quilt, I know it will be here long after I am gone. Clothes wear out, go out of style and are tossed, quilts are passed on to the next generation.