Smack in the middle of creating my first X-Kilt, and a bit in the instructions that I figured "oh, it'll make sense when I get there" still doesn't make sense. . .

I've ironed in all the box pleats prior to bar-tacking. I've reached the left-hand edge of front apron and don't quite know how it should lie. I've topstitched the left edge of apron itself, on an "A-line," but am not sure where that edge lines up with last box pleat, and what becomes of the 11+ inches of material designated "reverse pleat."

Photos show what I have ironed in so far -- left edge of apron aligns with first box pleat, with reverse pleat material all going forward beneath the front apron. But that puts the reverse pleat on top of my Velcro strip -- apron is 10 inches wide at top, Velcro is 6 inches long, reverse pleat is more than 4 inches deep at waistband so it overlaps the Velcro.

Instructions talk about "folding reverse pleat" but it's not clear to me whether I've folded it correctly (and just have too long a piece of Velcro) or if that reverse pleat material should be distributed in some other manner.

Hope this makes sense and that somebody who has been there/done that can offer advice! Thanks -- Sydnie

Lower edge showing over apron folded back to reveal reverse pleat, and first box pleat folded back to reveal its 1.5-inch depth


Upper edge showing how reverse pleat interferes with Velcro