I will start taking sewing lesson, any suggestion where to start?

Good morning all,

I have reconnected with an old friend of mine who went to fashion school and she had agreed to fill me in on the basics of sewing.

She will show me how to use a machine, how to create a bloc and work with them, and the basic wording that i need to know. Of course on her time since she works full time and lives really far.

I only saw her once 2 weeks ago and it was really nice what she had shown me. I will see her again in 2 weeks. I wish I could see her more so i get all the basic and go from there but we cant always have what we want :).

Anyways, does one of you have any suggestions where I could get some extra learning or a site, or place that have good explanation on pattern, sewing, the basic i need to get for my sewing kit etc.

So far my searches so far have been unsuccessful :/ ( I live in Montreal.)

Thank you :) Have a nice day!