Hi from the windy northwest

Hi Everyone, I am a mom in Washington (not Seattle, the quiet south east part) who loves to knit but is starting to get knitting shoulder. So I'm going to sew too! Wait, that didn't make sense..........anyway, you know what I mean. I got my fabric yesterday at Joanne's - some pink girly batik print from the India collection. I actually changed my pattern to just a cargo skirt, because I wanted something simpler. I've been trying to make a bag and its not going extremely well. I'm hoping to improve with the help of all here. Connie