It’s funny, he just started ( playing around) with his sewing machine in April after losing his job due to COVID. He’s in Kentucky, I’m in Michigan. He’s done this stuff without patterns, books or real instruction- just trying things , trial & error. He sent me a couple pictures when first working on the lone star with a message - ok, what did I do wrong?
I sent back a reply of the importance of pining and explained how to line up the seams- just a couple minutes later he sent a picture of a perfectly aligned section. He has amazed me, and he’s really enjoying it