Welcome back Ali! I was just thinking the other day that it had been some time since you posted. Good to see you.

Good luck on your skirt. Others here have already offered good advice, but that won't stop me from chiming in.

Typically, a lady's kilt skirt will close on the left, opposite from a man's kilt. But I've also seen plenty of lady's skirts that close on the right, so there really is no hard and fast rule here. Sometimes when I make skirts for lady's they specifically request that it close on the right, so it really is just a matter of preference.

If you are feeling clever, you might work it so that one of the front aprons is pleated and one flat, so that by closing it one way you have what looks like a standard kilted skirt; while closing it the other way would give you a skirt pleated all around.

Let me know if you need any help. We all look forward to seeing the finished product!
M