While unrelated to quilting...I taught all my kids and step kids to do their own laundry and made them continue all through their high school years. Many years later, one of the step sons came to me and thanked me for doing that. I asked him why he thanked me as he hated doing his own laundry he said, "Well, when you live with a bunch of guys, it is nice to be the only one who doesn't have pink briefs!" One of my daughters can change the oil on her car faster than the guy at Jiffy Lube. They all, boys and girls, should learn the necessities. That includes sewing! Zippers don't replace themselves, nor do buttons magically jump back on when they have fallen off.