Just Finished My First X-Kilt

**Captain Karrot** · 18th November 07, 07:13 PM

Just finished sewing my first X-Kilt. Decided that since this was a first, I would use cheap, discontinued WalMart fabric at $1 per yard. The material looks good, and hold a good pleat, but is basically bed-sheet material, so is very light. That just means I will wear it around the house, or use it in the summer outside in the yard. Somehow, I read my writing incorrectly, so originally put in only 10 pleats. My plan was 13 (I discovered this during the taper phase). So I ripped out seams on the last taper and added 3 more pleats. As I looked, still needed one more. Put the tapers in, added the finishing touches, and viola! My wife was actually impressed with (1) that I did it myself, and (2) it looks like a kilt

Now, I admit that I am not the best seamstress, so next time I will try with a fabric that doesn't show any sewing errors as much - maybe a nice camo. I will probably do the pockets in the design for that as well.

Anyway, here it is:

**Kilted_John** · 18th November 07, 07:24 PM

Looks good. That said, you do look a bit bored out of your mind...

-J

**McMurdo** · 18th November 07, 07:55 PM

Good job on it and I bet you learned lots.

**pdcorlis** · 18th November 07, 08:07 PM

The pleats man the pleats - show us the pleats... and SMILE - hey you're wearing a kilt made with your own two hands!!!

**Captain Karrot** · 18th November 07, 08:45 PM

Not bored...just ready to be done sewing for a little while...

Originally Posted by Kilted_John_Sporrano

Looks good. That said, you do look a bit bored out of your mind...

-J

**Alan H** · 19th November 07, 01:43 AM

YOU made it. 'tain't nothing that can take that away from you.

**Moosedog** · 19th November 07, 07:40 AM

Good job!

Moosedog

**fluter** · 19th November 07, 07:46 AM

Great job! Also, good job on finding the practice fabric... I couldn't find any poly/cotton that I wanted to wear, so I've got a wrinkled (cotton) twill X-kilt. Experimenting with spray starch, a completely new concept at my house.

Originally Posted by Captain Karrot

Not bored...just ready to be done sewing for a little while...

I thought it was "waiting for the self-timer" syndrome. Cf. some of the stupid expressions in my kilt pictures...