Both of my DD's showed no interest in sewing, while growing up. But older one has now purchased a sewing machine and is 'learning'. Younger (who is closer) still uses me to do her mending.
I have taught the closest grands how to do some basic sewing/quilting.
Oldest DGD was spending the night (she was 7 at the time). She wanted to make a quilt and enter it in the local fair. Her experience at that point was a few straight lines at the machine. Well, grammy does some talking and thinking. I had her make two nine patches. Taught her about colors and what 'goes' together and 'feeling' the seams so they sit together nicely. Then 'we' turned those two nine patches into a pillow. She stuffed it and whipped stitched it closed. She was so proud of herself . . on fair day we go in hunting for her pillow ... BLUE RIBBON!! Two years later she still has the pillow.