I started out sewing clothes also. Used to make my husbands flannel shirts, just about all my daughters clothes when she was little. Just all kinds of things. Then there came a point where it was so much cheaper to buy clothes than to make them. I just gradually got away from it & started to learn quilting. Cutting templates back then was almost a deal breaker though. I used cereal boxes, cracker boxes, anything out of light weight cardboard to cut out templates with scissors. Really hard on the hands. Quilting has come a long ways since then. So many fantastic tools to make the process easier. I know most of you can relate & have done the same thing. Those were the good ole days! lol