I'm 72 years old and learned to sew doll clothes out of printed feedsacks on a treadle sewing machine...(would LOVE to have both the feedsacks and treadle machine today...). I sewed clothing while the kids were little, switched to quilting, and am now returning to clothing for a change of pace. My 13-year old granddaughter has asked me to help her sew but I can only help her a couple times a year when we visit. Fortunately, she is teaching herself (after one semester of sewing at school). I think the American Sewing Guild organization is helping to re-ignite an interest in sewing. If you have a chapter nearby, give them a visit. It's always fun to "show and tell" what you've just made.