In the middle of an X-Kilt, need some clarification. . .

[12stones]

Okay, I don't stitch the reverse pleat down until after I've sewn and tacked down the pleats and the fell. That allows me to get a better idea of how to align the pleat and the overapron. As for those 11", they turn into the reverse pleat, since you'll align the edge of your overapron next to the edge of your first pleat, creating a fold beneath the over apron.

Also, I don't put the velcro on until after that's all done and I'm ready to put the waistband on. That way I don't have to worry about all that stuff. I had to learn this after making my first x-kilt. So, you might want to take off the fabric with the velcro until later.

[sydnie7]

Thanks for the replies. Seems I'm doing it right, just that the instructions are perhaps in the wrong order (reverse pleat first, Velcro second). I've already dealt with the conundrum of putting 2-inch Velcro onto 3-inch fabric strip while leaving a 1.25-inch gap so deviating from printed instructions doesn't faze me too badly.

FYI I'm a tech writer by trade so I know precisely how those things happen!

I'll get back to the camo X-Kilt later today, hope to finish it and post pix by this evening. All thanks to the great resource that is the people of XMTS!

P.S. I had already decided that I should have put the Velcro onto a double thickness of fabric (or else some heavier scrap) -- now's the time. So all's not lost.