Hello, and a warm Celtic from Boston, Massachusetts.
Should your sewing urge include the making of a kilt.... There are directions by Alan H for an X-kilt on the D.I.Y. forum that are easy to follow. Also Barbara Tewksbury's The Art of Kiltmaking from Dragon Press. Barbara Tewksbury posts here as Barb T on the D.I.Y. Forum.
Enjoy your retirement kilted.
Slainte