I have been sewing all my life but drew the line after sewing upholstery for my husband's Model T. He pulled the fabric and I pushed. It was a nightmare with an old household machine. I told him I would never do another. So when he finished a 1929 Nash sedan he purchased a used upholstery machine and made the patterns himself (the old upholstery and padding was all gone and he had just the springs to work with). He sewed all the pieces and did a very nice job. He hasn't done any quilting but I am convinced that he could make a fine quilter! Our son was very proud of himself because he learned to knit. He loved quilts but never did any real sewing. He did patch a few pairs of his jeans when I couldn't get to them as fast as he thought I should.