Caved

Okay, I went ahead and ironed the cream cotton, because putting pleats into an unironed piece of material is a challenge to say the least. Next time I'll do it before I start sewing (yeah, yeah, I know, I know). Also, the hems that I thought were straight, aren't 'quite' and likely should have been done last, but how do you keep the sides from unraveling while doing everything else? Guess I should figure that out too.