I sewed my first skirt that I wore to school (gathered waist, zipper, with a button and buttonhole on the waistband) at the age of 7. I was in second grade. I can still remember what the fabric looked like. I had sewn doll clothes before that. Sewing for me was easier than sewing the doll clothes. I made most all of my clothes from that time on. It was cheaper to make clothes than to buy them. I even made samples for a local fabric shop. The owner and I would choose the fabric and a pattern. I'd make the sample to fit me. They displayed it for a period of time and I would get the garment when they were done with it. I have a Home Ec minor (Elementary education major) in clothing construction. I was always ahead of what was expected for any Home Ec class I took. About 15 years ago, a friend asked me to go to a quilting class with her. My response was that I didn't see any need to cut up fabric into tiny pieces and sew them back together. Well, I went to the class. Now I quilt and rarely make clothes. I have discovered the part of quilting I enjoy the most is the math. I have so may quilts I have entered into EQ, but once I have the math (geometry) figured out, I don't care if I make the quilt or not. Now, I work at a quilt shop and make samples for the shop. I design some of the quilts for the shop, write the patterns and do the long arm quilting. I guess you'd call me a quilter now. Oh yea, I am able to help customers with their garment sewing questions too.