Splits and measurements!?!?

[Barb T]

Waist: 30", Hips: 41"

Waist Splits:
#1: Apron 15" Pleats 15"
#2: Apron 15.5" Pleats 14.5"
#3: Apron 16" Pleats 14"

Hip Splits:
#1: Apron 20" Pleats 21"
#2: Apron 19.5" Pleats 21.5"
#3: Apron 19" Pleats 22"

This person has a slightly rounded upper tummy and a slightly flat behind. I'm pretty well sold on both #2's, but I always 2nd guess myself and of course still learning. Anyway, suggestions welcome!

Again (see immediately previous post), I wouldn't ever use a 2" hip differential, particularly if someone has a slightly flat behind. So, here's what I would do (starting with adding 1/2" to both measurements):

waist: apron 17; pleats 13 1/2

hips: apron 20 1/4; pleats 21 1/4

This person's measurements have a large waist/hip differential, and you'll need to do something to make the apron edge taper reasonable. 4" is actually a lot of taper to manage - although it can be done, it's a full 2" on each side. By choosing 17 at the waist (instead of 16), you decrease the taper to just over 3". If you didn't want to snug the kilt in to the small of the back quite so much, you could use 16 1/2 and 14 at the waist, but I wouldn't go much less than that in the apron.