I did have Home Ec in school--by the time you got out your project, threaded the machine, and sewed five minutes, the class period was over, and you put it all away! Enough to teach you to hate sewing! I did begin making my own clothes when I was a teen, and have sewed from then--I sewed for the public for five years while my children were growing up, and made my spending money--still enjoy sewing. quiltinbill