well i am going on 38 in a couple of weeks , and i have been sewing fer about 10 years i say! i start when i was about 19 but having 3 small kids just didnt have the time then .. but after i had my last baby and i got sewing and aint stop cents.. i go to walmart to get fabric and the older lady looks at me like i dont know what i am doing!and i really get her when i tell her i do it all by hand!.. i loving sewing , and am so glad my daddy got me into it .. and now my 12 year old boy is trying it out .. i hope he stays with it and now my husband he wonts me to teach him and he is in his late 40's ... so wish me luck ladies :roll: