Hey, I love hearing about how the guys got started, as well as most were at their grandmother or mother's knees from small children on up. My son was that way, but my dau (lives in CA, just North of San Francisco is an RN at Marin General) who is left handed & I almost got into a hair pulling contest when I tried to teach her how to use my Singer machine, back in the 70s. Not to be outdone, my son who is 5 1/2 yrs younger started sneaking around & taught himself how to repair his jeans, sew on buttons & such by watching me. I caught him fixing his jeans one day, but just stood back & watched. He hasn't done any quilting as far as I know (doesn't have a machine), but I have a EuroPro I bought off Home Shopping Network I may ask him to see if he can get working. The gears are somehow off track I think. All he needs is a challenge. My Grandson is headstrong, but he's much more patient & has watched me sew before. That boy loves to iron & can press a seam better than me. I made him a pillow & he'd run to the ironing board everytime I needed a seam pressed. This Summer when he starts driving, I'll get him over here & I bet he can sew on my Viking. I have a whole box of denim I've cut jeans up to make a quilt & I'll see if he's interested in that. I have a pretty big stash as well as bottles of dye, so I'll get him or his sister to help me with that. She's very artesy & likes to make different looking items. I can see her making abstract art pieces one day. She is fixing to graduate high school & start college this Fall (about 5 or 6 blocks from where they just moved in Dec 09). She can go there 2 yrs, then transfer to one of two different colleges in AL via Sattelite & go the remaining 2 yrs, while living at home. She has been in Band since 5th grade & has been Section Leader since 10th Grade for Low Brass. She plays trombone & has all kind of awards. My grandson plays Tuba like my son did. I apologize, but I'm really proud of all them. Thanks for listening.