Wally..I was able to incorporate your suggestions without much trouble. Here's what I came up with.

Reshaped underapron...wasn't there yet, so this was an easy fix.


Reshaped apron...from the fell down.


By the way...made some progress on the actual sewing...5 pleats down...only 17 to go. Here's the first two.


In truth, I haven't worked on it since Sunday...maybe tomorrow I'll have some time.