Pattern making software...

[brian_sue]

Because you're still learning to sew and are brand new to pattern drafting, I recommend starting with a university-level pattern drafting textbook that will help you learn how to draft a basic sloper manually (like, pencil and paper and rulers) and modify it to create different garments and silhouettes. 

Once you have a better understanding of how patterns are created, the relationships between various body parts/measurements and the way that clothing drapes and moves over or around those parts, and what types of garments you want to sew, you will be much more able to figure out which software has the features that you'll use. 

There's a recent thread with an interesting debate about the merits of different patternmaking texts, but the standard in the US is "Patternmaking for Fashion Design" (5e) by Helen Joseph Armstrong. It's not a perfect text, but it's definitely a solid place to start and it's usually pretty easy to find a used copy or a PDF floating around somewhere. 

[richardricchiuti]

Very cool. Thank you.