My Mom taught me to embroider when I was 6, then a few years later taught me to make aprons (without a pattern), then box pleated skirts and in my Sophomore year of high school, I was finally able to take Home Ec., as for some dumb reason the principal didn't think Freshman girls were "evolved" enough for the class. My poor teacher once had to spend a couple of hours, "un-sewing" the zipper I put into a skirt, then patiently taught me to put in a zipper and thankfully the instructions stayed in my memory. I made all my own clothes for several years, but didn't start quilting until my kids were about 8 and 10 when I made them each quilts, then a king size one for our bed, all except the first quilt for my daughter were machine quilted. I took a couple classes, joined a quilt guild and the rest, as they say, is history. My sister pointed out that even though I had tried many other crafts, quilting was the one thing I kept going back to; although I did make clothes for my daughter for a short period of time, but she was fussy about what I made, even at the age of 6. She does recruit me to make quilts for her friends when they have babies, and now that we have a sweet DGD Zoe, who is 3 1/2, I have made her a twin size quilt, which I hope to sandwich and quilt in time to give it to her for Christmas. Keep your fingers crossed everyone.