Not embarrassed to say, I actually do know how to sew and have a sewing machine.
For one of our PCA car shows I made seat belt strap pads with the Porsche logo embroideried on them that were given in the gift bag to all participants of the car show.
I made 75 pairs of them.
Watched Mom do sewing when I was young. She made clothes for people, then later her and another lady did most all the custom drapes and bedding in town. When I wanted something I just made it. First thing I remember making was a leather pull string bag to put my marbles in. In the 90's all my button down shirts had a tag in the neck that said "Made Especially for you by Mom." Put the tags in just to make it easier to tell if it was inside out or not coming out of the dryer. Found out later my older brother, not the alien enthusiast, was jealous because I had all custom made shirts. It wasn't a big deal after we got a pattern made. I would just go get the material I liked, give it to her and tell her long sleeve or short. She could crank out a shirt in an evening. She would have done the same for him.