CONGRATULATIONS. It's never too late to learn something new. My Mom made up her own patterns, and that's how I first learned to sew. However, when I got to high school I learned to sew with patterns as Mom couldn't teach me that skill. Anyway, throughout high school and beyond I used to sew the majority of my clothes as it was cheaper. Then years later,I decided to learn to quilt, so I bought books, watched TV shows, etc. and quilting has become my passion.