Starting on my first kilt

**Alan H** · 25th January 06, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Schultz

The work has begun! I spent Saturday doing the measuring, ripping and marking and basted the apron edges and did my first pleat last night. Everything looks good at the present. We'll see how things turn out after I've done a few pleats. I'm supposed to be getting together with some friends to do some gaming tonight but the wife has the car for massage therapy class. If no one can give me a ride to and from my friend's house, I'll have four uninterrupted hours to work on my kilt.

Ahhh, the voyage continues! :-)

Keep us updated.

**Schultz** · 26th January 06, 06:50 AM

Okay, thanks Barb! I'll hem it all up once I finish the last three pleats.

**Schultz** · 21st February 06, 09:18 AM

Since Alan posted an update for his kilt, I thought I'd post mine.

I spent most of the day yesterday working on it, and managed to finish the aprons, sew in the canvas, and begin working on the waistband. I think my wife is more interested in seeing it finished than I am if that's possible.

But nothing was more satisfying that cutting out the pleats and steeking it, which I did last week. I felt incredibly accomplished after doing that and the rest of this has definitely seemed easier.

I told my mother that I was almost finished with it and she looked confused. "But you don't have a sewing machine," she said. She looked both surprised and incredibly proud when I told her I was sewing it all by hand. I can't wait to show it to her. Hopefully it will be finished by this weekend, and you can be sure that pics will follow!