Seams Sew Easy: Garments for Beginners is geared to beginning sewers who would like to sew clothing for themselves and their loved ones. This book teaches how to select patterns, determine size, read patterns and pattern envelopes, as well as basic construction techniques. This is the first step for anyone who dreams of making the fabulous garments they see in pattern books and magazines.
The styles of the patterns in this book are a bit outdated in terms of style, but the information presented in the first half of the book is invaluable to beginners! Better than other sewing books I've seen, and easier to understand. This is a book I think I may refer back to.