Need some help starting, I suppose.

I've been a lurker for a little bit, so many of you guys in here are wizards with sewing machines. And very creative. I'm also trying to look at r/sewing more, but the main focus will be on backpacking type gear at the end of the day.

I'll try to keep this shorter, but I borrowed my mom's (Brother brand) sewing machine because I want to learn how to sew and make some gear. I am feeling very intimidated and slightly overwhelmed. There's so much material on the internet in today's age, where do you even start, per se. I know everyone starts from somehere and it'll take some time. Time and lots of practice.

Right now I'm essentially trying to do some basic stuff. Think...uhhh...sewing a pillow case kind of simple just to get a feel. Right now I probably couldn't sew a pillow case to save my life. It will be easier, I know this. It just takes time and practice like I alluded to. But I want to be...learning better. Unlearning something that was taught or not done the best way isn't always easy. So, yeah.

I backpack, understand most of the common materials used nowadays, but I'm working on trying to really understand the differences and why using one material might be better/preferred over another under certain circumstances. Lots of materials out there.

To someone starting out and wanting to dabble in making some of their own gear, what advice would you give me? Is there a specific book you read that you thought was super helpful? Maybe a very specific YouTube channel with great teachers? Maybe some very specific websites? Etc.

I know there's no right or wrong answers. I'm just hoping to try to narrow down the sea of information into some solid examples I can really grab onto if they resonate with me. I'm entering a foreign world.

That's probably a long enough post so I don't ramble on too much more.