Quote Originally Posted by Mark's Mom View Post
Yikes, I feel like I stepped on the cat's tail without knowing it. I just want Mark's kilt to look nice. If everyone asks him, "Hey, Mark, did your momma make your kilt (hee-hee)?" then it might embarrass him. I want this to be a positive experience for both of us.

After reading all the responses, I know I can only do my best, and my best will have to be good enough. I made my wedding dress and walked down the aisle in it. I want Mark to feel proud to wear his kilt to his Prom. Sometimes not knowing what you're doing wrong can snowball, so with Elsie there to give me instant feedback, I feel confident now that I can do a good job.
Not at all...at least, you sure didnt step on this cats tail! I applaud you for ordering the book and/or going to the workshop and learning how to make a kilt! I have to say, though...that the cost of the book and the material and the workshop, all put together would more than pay for a very nice kilt for your sons prom. On the other hand, you wouldn't have the fun and satisfaction of making it. There's something else, too......your son will have a kilt that YOU made.

I treasure the paintings that my mother did. My wife feels that her mothers ceramic art is priceless. The kilt that I made, using threads from my mother in laws thread stash, while I sat in the living room of her house while she was dying, "being there" for my wife and her brother, has no price attached to it. Your son will value that kilt far, far FAR more than the most impeccably tailored masterwork, because YOU made it.

AND...if you made your wedding gown, I bet you are going to turn out a pretty darned nice piece of kit.