Started sewing clothes when I was 9 or 10, made my first quilt in my early teens-13 or 14 maybe? I do mostly quilts now with the occasional smocked dress for GDs. I really don't enjoy clothing sewing so much now. I think it is laying out the pattern, pinning and cutting that seems to be such a drag. I guess I'm spoiled with rotary cutters and mats. When I started quilting we made templates from cardboard-usually cereal boxes. Today's methods make it much more enjoyable IMO