Ah the best laid plans. Having run into what I thought was a great fabric deal, I made plans to construct a pinstripe kilt suit. I posted the idea to Xmarks. I dissected an old suit jacket to learn how to put a jacket together. I cut a swatch of fabric and tested how it would take stitches. Every light on the board was green and I was excited. This morning I started cutting the fabric for the kilt and washed it to pre-shrink it, as the tag on the roll in the store said 100% cotton. I removed said fabric from the washer, ironed it, and began to roll a hem. I completed the first line of stitching in one section of the fabric and held it up to inspect it. DISASTER!!!! There were enough waves to make a surfer drool. I am waffling somewhere between devastated and furious. I'm pretty much heartbroken that the wonderful pinstripe kilt suit that I was going to have will not be. I am furious that the stretch in this fabric did not show up until I had cut and washed a major portion of it. (just over 4 yards, or 150 inches to be precise.) I realize that it has to be my fault somewhere along the line, but