Over skirt progress

I got the ruffle pinned and sewed to the over skirt last night. This skirt is roughly 144" wide by 60" long at its longest point, so even cutting it out was a chore. I had 3 6-yard strips of black taffeta left over from my bat dress, and estimated that would be perfect. I gathered all 18 yards and started pinning. I got really lucky and did not break a single gathering thread! When I sewed it onto the skirt I was obsessively checking my bobbin every few pins to make sure it wouldn't run out - there is nothing worse than running out of bobbin after you've already pulled pins. Luckily the bobbin held. This is only half of the finished piece, I couldn't get the whole thing in the camera! I wanted to attach the ruffle before doing all the pleating. I am not sure this is historically accurate, but I'm okay with it. I am planning to sew the lining to the skirt right sides together and flip it, then baste across the top edge before doing all the pleating, as I want it to be semi-reversible for the underside of my butterfly wings. I am happy with how this looks so far, and can't wait to get the skirt pleated up and attached to a waistband! I want to do some kind of white spots on the black, and will probably use the fabric paint I used on the underside.