I can sew.
Nowadays I might struggle to find the time to sew on a loose button but when I first left college, I did a lot of sewing.
I'd spend my lunch hour in the fabric department of Dearey's drapery shop, now sadly closed, pouring over patterns and looking at materials.
I made Laura Ashley style dresses and skirts. I mastered the art of inserting zips, making buttonholes, and 'invisible hemming'.
Then, the price of materials went up while at the same time, high street fashion meant I could buy clothes for less than I could make them.

ps I didn't make this old Log Cabin quilt -it's a family heirloom.