I used to do some dressmaking many years ago but didn't like it and quite often it would end up thrown in a corner. I didn't do tacking, and if the sewing up didn't go right straightaway I wouldn't unpick it for hours. Of course, those were the days (poor old lady!) when it was cheaper to sew clothes rather than buy them. My mother used to make my clothes when I was a kid because I was always very small for my age (I blossomed later!) and there wasn't anything trendy in my size.

Will sew the odd pair of curtains now but that is all. However, have taken up knitting again but that is only because they are baby clothes and am doing it for love, and not to save money, as I did with my own kids. Once he is big enough for toys though, that will probably stop.