star seams to have good idea with how to start out so go that away an make sure she does want to learn. that what my grand mother did to me an then she gave me a pattern for a pair of pants because i wanted to learn to sew my own clothes an i still sew some of my own stuff i can make my summer stuff a whole lot cheaper i look for fabric i like an go for it.even make my own paterns when i find something i like the fit of. the tank tops at wal-mart have to much fabric on the shoulder an i have to take them up so i make them my self.