OMG I was young. I was 8 years old and wanted to sew something for my new baby cousins. There were 2 of them born a few months apart. My mom didn't sew (or cook for that matter God only knows what the woman did all day)Anyway back then you could buy pre cut ready to sew baby night gowns to embroider. My mom did know VERY little about hand sewing and embroidering so she showed me how to do it. I was so proud when I gave then to my aunts for my cousins. After that I started to embroider the pre printed pillow cases. My mother did know how to crochet, also something she DIDN"T do but she was able to teach me so until I was in JH I would crochet too. I learned how to sew on a machine in home ec age 12. I love to still do all work by hand from pieceing to quilting, and I also still love to embroider and crochet.