I have received the fabric and shipped it to Patty to be made into my first traditional kilt.

Gordon Kirkbright dropped it off, wrapped in plastic, and I thought it looked pretty cool.
When he left I took the plastic off ... and gasped.
I actually gasped!
There are a lot of guys here who love tartan. I'm one of those that likes tartan.
But I gasped.

This tartan is so much more beautiful than the pic above that I can't say how much. It's brighter, more vibrant, and the colours are so well chosen and ... balanced. That's the word! The Celtic Pride tartan has a balance, not only of the spacing of the lines of colour, but the colours themselves are there in all the right quantities, shades, depth ...
You're just going to have to wait until I get some pics of the finished kilt to know what I'm talking about. I've tried to play with the colours in my graphics program but I can't get it right.
I'm so glad I dithered on which tartan to choose for my first traditional kilt. I got some Celtic Pride from the first batch!
This tartan will be more famous than the Irish National Tartan!