My mom was a fabulous knitter. She learned growing up in France. She knit doll clothes, including Barbie outfits and made me and my brother and sister lots of gorgeous sweaters. It was a money saver back in the day, now it’s an investment.
She sewed also and sewed me many dresses for dances though she always preferred knitting.
She taught my D to knit and she is also a great knitter, learning a lot from YouTube. My sister also prefers knitting to sewing- she’s making me an awesome sweater and I’m making her a quilt 
Both my kids took a home ec course in middle school where they learned to sew and did some cooking.
@WayOutWestMom I like to hand quilt too! I made my first queen size quilt during the pandemic and it took me 3 years, I’ve got my 2nd top made and am about to start quilting it.
I have a Bernina machine that I got over 30 years ago and it is a work horse. I’ve had it serviced only 3 times.
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