Hi, I'm just bumping this as I have basting questions, too. Everything I have read or see seems to indicate that I baste the pleats after sewing them down between the waist and fell. I'm one of those people who has managed to avoid basting things (per Barb's book) my whole life, but even so it seems that basting the pleats first, when laying out the kilt, would make the project easier to handle and simpler to sew the pleats in at the top. Any comments on opinions on this? Am I missing something completely? (I have been known to do this!)

Thanks for your input,
Moosedog