Thanks, Barb!

I guess I had a hard time visualizing what the hem would look like. I thought it might affect the hang of the pleats. I'm glad to know that it won't!

The back join makes a lot more sense, now. I don't know why I didn't think of that.

I think in the process of learning and preparing to do this, my brain has been on overload and I end up over thinking the process

Thanks again and I'm sure I'll be asking some more questions once I get started!