Kiltboi, it takes me about 13 hours, going slowly and carefully and following my own instructions step-by-step, to make an X-Kilt without pockets. Add another 2 hours for the pockets, 'cause they're fairly complex, with little expand-o box pleats in them to echo the box pleats of the kilt..

I'm pretty good with a sewing machine, though not a total whiz. If you were new to sewing and sewing machines, and you spent a lot of time reading the directions and stuff, it might take you as much as 18 hours. If you're really fast, call it ten hours.