Zippers aren't as hard as they seem. A little practice and you will have something professional looking. Pillows, pencil cases, and skirts are good projects to start with. Most common zippers are invisible zippers, side seam zippper, center zipper, recessed zipper.
Search you tube for videos and google tutorials for each zipper name. There are a ton!
Here are a few to get you started.
http://www.ehow.com/video_4414352_different-kinds-zippers.html 3 different zippers demonstrated from e-how
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=87 center zipper for skirt, dress, anything
http://www.fashioningtech.com/video/sewing-an-invisible-zipper invisible zipper (you don't have to have an invisible zipper foot- see next tutorial)
http://www.clevernesting.com/2009/06/invisible-zipper-tutorial-from-whipstitch/
http://cyberseams.com/article/105117/clothes/pants_and_trousers_attaching_a_zipper_tutorial_part_1.html
sew a pair of pants with a zipper in the front- watch this.
Happy Sewing!
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