I tried to make a dress for my doll when I was very small. I always spent time with my grandma, and she kept me nearby to thread the needle on the sewing machine for her. (Now that I'm over 50 I understand why!!) In the 7th grade my best friend and I spent the summer making ourselves dresses. We wore a new dress every Sunday, and my grandma always checked to see if I'd finished my seams and hemmed it neatly. I would promise her that I was going to....later. Her advice stuck...now I have very high standards for myself when I sew clothing or quilts. I'm still sewing on the 1950 Morse sewing machine that grandma bought to replace her treadle.