X-Marks Tartan for My Son

**Alan H** · 11th February 07, 08:39 PM

Hey, it's looking good!

**way2fractious** · 12th February 07, 10:56 AM

Now I know where I'm going to get my next kilt made!

w2f

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 15th February 07, 04:01 PM

I have almost finished!!!

Basically I'm just waiting for the boy to come home from school, so I can be sure of the velcro placement on the waist band.

Today, I pressed the waistband

Here, I am making sure that the waistband lines up with the sett on the front apron

As you can see, it does not line up on the rest of the kilt-someday, I will do a kilt pleated to sett, and then it will

Pinning the waistband (the inside)

More to come...

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 15th February 07, 04:14 PM

More pics

I've machine sewn the inner side of the waistband

Here's the velcro on the inner aspect of the front apron (use the soft stuff on this part, the rougher stuff will go on the outer aspect of the under apron)

Now, for the hand sewing, so that the waistband looks perfect from the outside

Lining up well on the front apron

Looks like the boy is home from school-now we'll have a bit of a fitting and I will finish the velcro. The final step will be lining the kilt-I could do without this step, except Sinbad has unfortunately inherited my sensitivity to wool.

Be well,

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 15th February 07, 05:46 PM

We had a fitting, and I had to hand sew the velcro on the under apron-for some reason my sewing machine cannot handle the hook side of the velcro-there was much swearing!

Here it is-nearly finished

The pleats

I say nearly finished, because now I need to line it, add belt loops and make flashes, but I'm pretty sure we will be showing it off at the next Belmont kilt/beer night. It's a little long, but I figure, at the rate he's growing, it will fit perfectly by next week

Be well,