Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
Maybe it should be 0.25 inches from the top edge?
Allow enough room for the waistband--it's 1 inch in the instructions, that's why 1.25 inch was specified. As he notes above, you could adjust the waistband or the strip to fit.

I left out the strip and attached two velcro pieces to the hem (right) and underpleat (left). An alternative I considered was using a waistband wide enough to hold the Velcro.