I've sewed (some of) my own clothes for years, long before I ever quilted, and I always just used the goofy patterns from the fabric store (only when on sale!). Now my daughter is a costume design major in college and is learning all kinds of fancy tailoring and other skills. Over her spring break, she taught me how to make my own patterns on a dress form. I sketched a design of a top, mocked it up with ribbon pinned to the form, made a muslin pattern and transferred it to paper for cutting. I feel like Project Runway now!