I have only been sewing for a couple of years and I have found the best way to learn new things is to just get the pattern and try it. Recently I have been really into the idea of making myself a long summer dress so I bought the pattern
Its so easy its simplicity 2638 and some cute flower fabric and this is how it turned out.
The pattern

My Dress
Its pretty comfortable I think ill get some good use out of it this summer. Some new things I learned were putting zippers in and fitting clothing to my body.