Anybody there?

Am I the only one still working on this? I put it down and forgot my place when I finally picked it back up, so I had to start over. I wasn't very far along to begin with so no worries. I'm doing the hem now, and I have questions. I'm making the dress version, but I know I'm going to want mine to be shorter because I am very petite. Are the measurements listed for the piece before or after blocking? Also, the size I'm doing says to do 52 cm of the hem frill, again, before or after blocking?