One of my goals in raising my kids, sons especially, was that they would learn to sew...nothing fancy, just your basic "sew-on-a-button" type stuff; my reasoning? That they would never use the old "I can't" thing to justify getting someone else (usually of the female persuasion...) to do their mending stuff. And now, years later, they STILL remember how! In fact, one of them can sew better than his wife and is the go-to guy for sewing emergencies! So yes, I really think that all children should be taught the business end of a needle and thread, quilting or otherwise.