My only training on the sewing machine was in Home Ec and it was many years later that I started doing serious attempts at sewing.I was 19 when I made my first daughters dress and I had no lesson other then Home Ec. I would sew and rip out until I got it right. I remember my little girl twiling in circles to make that full skirted dress swirl out.Just knowing how much she loved her dress was enough encouragement to get me started sewing. I remember making each of my children their own matching bedspreads and drapes.My girls would be tucked safely in bed and I would be making them a new outfit to wear the following day. I still will sew for other today, but I do it because I want to help not for money.