Iowa kilt, by Newsome

**Scotus** · 1st June 07, 10:13 AM

Todd:

It looks great! A beautiful kilt. Of course, having grown up in Wright Co., Iowa, I recognize the very flat farm land.

**David Dalglish** · 1st June 07, 10:27 AM

Good looking kilt, wear it well

**macwilkin** · 1st June 07, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Scotus

Todd:

It looks great! A beautiful kilt. Of course, having grown up in Wright Co., Iowa, I recognize the very flat farm land.

That particular plot of land is about 2 miles west of old highway 69, and about 3 miles south of highway 5.

T.

**starbkjrus** · 1st June 07, 10:58 AM

That is a seriously sweet tartan. (Nice kilt too!)

**Riverkilt** · 1st June 07, 11:00 AM

Keep going SE and you'll come to my maternal grandmother's home turf of New Sharon in Mahaska County.

That's a great idea for another maternal tartan for me. That yellow "corn" line sure leaps out.

And boy, that sure is FLAT!....

Ron

**David White** · 1st June 07, 11:30 AM

What a beautiful tartan and kilt! congratulations.

**macwilkin** · 1st June 07, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Keep going SE and you'll come to my maternal grandmother's home turf of New Sharon in Mahaska County.

That's a great idea for another maternal tartan for me. That yellow "corn" line sure leaps out.

And boy, that sure is FLAT!....

Ron

Ron,

We went fairly close to New Sharon on our way home from the Amana Colonies. My ancestors settled "next door" in Marion County around Knoxville.

That part of Iowa certainly isn't as flat as North Central Iowa. I love being able to see, though -- the Ozarks makes me claustrophobic at times.

I like to joke that the yellow & green in the tartan stands for John Deere, although my family were Oliver people.

T.

**cavscout** · 1st June 07, 12:36 PM

Great looking kilt Todd! The colors are very striking. I know you'll enjoy that one.

**turpin** · 1st June 07, 12:45 PM

Beautiful Tartan Todd. What does each of the colors represent? (Yeah, yellow for corn, but the rest?).

I'm eagerly awaiting my box from Matt.

**macwilkin** · 1st June 07, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by turpin

Beautiful Tartan Todd. What does each of the colors represent? (Yeah, yellow for corn, but the rest?).

I'm eagerly awaiting my box from Matt.

The symbolism of the Iowa tartan:

Yellow for corn or state bird (Eastern Goldfinch)
Green for corn or grass
Brown for the earth
Red for barns or state flower (Wild Prairie Rose)
White for snow
Blue for water or sky*

* The Blue could also stand for the over 75,000 Iowans who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, out of a total population of around 675,000.