Who taught you to sew?
My mom would let us (my sis and I) sew the long "boring" seams as a kid. I made my first skirt at 13.
Then, Home ec in 9th grade, and majored in Home Ec Ed in college--ended up teaching first and second semester sewing while getting a master's degree in education.
What frustrated you the most about your sewing machine?
Can't remember...assuming you mean when I first learned...usually it has to do with the threading.
What would make it easy (ier) to learn to sew?
Easy patterns, and success on first attempts. I never found sewing difficult.
What did you do to conquer the sewing machine?
Not sure I understand the question. My mom had simple Singers and there wasn't much to conquer.
What kept you going?
The desire/ need to make clothes.
Where did you keep your sewing machine? Case or Cabinet?
Mom's sewing machine was always in a cabinet.
When did you conquer the sewing machine?
?? I've never been afraid of the machine --not since I started sewing at 11 or so.
How did you ever learn to quilt?
By reading and practicing...am still learning.
Did you use a straight stitch or zig zag sewing machine to learn to sew?
Mom's machine was a zig zag machine.
Were you a child or an adult when you learned to quilt?
It was just a few years ago--so adult.