The Unofficial New Jersey Tartan

 Yesterday (7/27) was National New Jersey Day.
I decided to post my my New Jersey Tartan Map artwork on IG.

It was easily found:

I couldn't remember if this was an official tartan (ratified by the state) or one that I designed.
I did some detective work...

I first looked here, on my "2016 A-Z" page and discovered New Jersey was missing!

(and nobody has called me out on it either!)

Next I looked at the "N is For... [Part 1]" post, just to be sure...
N is for NOPE

My next stop was Spoonflower -
I've uploaded all the tartan designs for all US states and Canadian provinces and indicated in the fabric names whether the tartan is Official or Unofficial

Unofficialdom confirmed

But why is this tartan different from my 2016 design?

More exploration ensued...

I searched my files for "NJ Tartan" and found a third design!

What is going on?

This design is my artwork from the entry in The Scottish Registry of Tartans,

which required permission for usage.

I think the Spoonflower version is my melding of the first design with the third.
And taking the colors from the NJ state flag

Hmmm, maybe my blue isn't quite right...

My next move will be adding the missing New Jersey to all the posts and pages.

Thus concludes my New Jersey rabbit hole, hope the journey was interesting!

All my Spoonflower tartans can be found here
Most are on Redbubble too

50 Fluevog Embroideries for 50|50

 I'm (almost) half way done! 24 finished and mounted.

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I thought I'd finished yesterday's stitching, but nope. Need more on the edges.
Sigh.

Preview the collection here.
Some are revisions on pieces that I stitched in 2024. (link)