If you are still interested in learning to sew, I taught myself using this book, Sew What Skirts and another book listed on that page, "The Sew Everything Workshop."
We had to take sewing in junior high and I was terrible at it. I figured I didn't have the sewing gene. But in 2011 I wanted to see if I could teach myself to do it (I couldn't find anything I liked in stores). Those two books made it really easy to learn. I started with some easy projects before going to the skirts. But the nice thing about the Sew What Skirts book is that you actually draft your own patterns, using your own measurements. It sounds intimidating, but trust me, I'm horrible at math, have absolutely no patience and I have drafted several of the patterns with no problem at all. I mainly used the drawstring waist A line and the wrap skirt, but they are perfect for summer and warmer fall days with tights.
Do those books teach you how to adjust the top and bottom tensions? I never sew because I can never get the tensions right. :~/