I learned to sew when I was very little. I remember using my grandmothers sewing machine or just her needles and thread to make clothes for my Barbies out of her quilting and clothing scraps. I still have my Barbies and some of the clothes I made. I laugh everytime I see them, but they bring back great memories. So I already knew how to sew when I took home ec my Freshman year of high school. I remember making an apron as my first class project and a skirt and vest as my second project. That about 30 years ago and I still have the apron, but wore the skirt out years ago.