Machine stitched pleats-Help

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Hey Gang-
Mine and my brother's new Bobilicious kilts are machine stitched (Extremely well done I might add). How exactly do you machine stitch the pleats? I've inspected the kilt and it looks as if the stitched from the wrong side of the pleat...Which makes sense, but how do they make sure the stripes line up? Any info on how to do this? Thanks

Pins. Lots and lots of pins.
First, baste the pleats so you have lots of room to stitch the fell. I only baste/pin 1/3 of the way up from the bottom.
I use anywhere from 5 to 10 pins on each pleat on the inside of the fell, depending on the tartan and how many horizontal lines I need to pin. Place the pins on the edges of the horizontal lines, so the fabric can't slip in the feet of the sewing machine and get misaligned.
I put the pins horizontally and sew right over them. You'll bend a few pins and occassionally dull a needle, but it works pretty well.
The tricky part is the vertical alignment. You have to push the pins through in a way that will let you sew the taper and keep the vertical striped straight. Do the top and bottom pins first. Then a tug will line up the rest of the pleat close enough to guide the pin through exactly where you want them.
And I do one pleat at a time because I'm sick and tired of sticking myself with the pins on the other pleats. Hehe.

Is that making any sense? if not, it will when you try it.