I have been out of school for 50 years and 6 years of sewing. First a apron, wrap around skirt, tent dress, a lined yellow wool suit with binded button holes. I couldn't wear the wool because it made me itch. My mother was so mad about the money spent. I don't remember what else I made. I was never going to sew again. A year out of school I started making Barbie clothes and my own clothes until I didn't weigh 100 lbs. anymore. Now I have 3 sewing machines and love sewing.