Anyone sew? [View All]

[Katherine Brengle]

I am suffering here big time. I've wanted to learn to sew for the longest time, so my husband went out and bought me a sewing machine the other day -- I went to JoAnn's yesterday and picked up a pattern and everything I needed and got ready to do my project -- a simple dress for my daughter.

I got everything prepared, the fabric, the pattern, pinned and cut, marked, started putting it together. But I am a complete novice at reading a pattern so I don't understand all of the instructions, and as much as I search online, I only find so much explanation...

Anyway it is coming along slowly but painstakingly. I was hoping someone here might have a resource or a book suggestion or something to help me out.

Any and all advice much appreciated!