Making Tuesday Tolerable

In your easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
You'll be the grandest lady in the easter parade.
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over,
I'll be the proudest fellow in the easter parade.
On the avenue, fifth avenue, the photographers will snap us,
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your easter bonnet,
And of the girl I'm taking to the easter parade.
                                           Irving Berlin/ Easter Parade

After a pretty windy evening here in Missouri (I'm talking tornado warnings all over the place including one here), I thought it would be the appropriate time to share a recent accomplishment. After all, a hat for covering those ears in this wind is a must when you are under a year old. 

An old high school friend was looking for someone to make her granddaughter a hat. I tried out the pattern and took 7 rows off before coming up with the right size she'd be needing. Confucious say: Be cautious of free patterns. This is just my personal experience talking.

 After some contemplating, the Daisies were picked as her preference over roses and I'm so glad she chose them. They are so gosh darn cute!!

These lil' sisters helped me figure out the size. The top model is 2 1/2. The infant is 3 months. Between the 2 we got the size just right. 

Just in time for Easter!!

Hope these  little rays of sunshine have made your Tuesday more Tolerable!

New Addition/Missouri-Made Mondays

Introducing our newest member of the family. The proud parents are cousins of mine. The whole family is pretty darn happy at baby announcements. 

And just because this post just happens to be about Missour-Made, I figure you can't get much more Made in Missouri than this 💗

From our home, we want to extend our warmest congratulations to Arica and Ryan!!

But there's more!  In a previous post, I mentioned "The Long Project" in which I was creating a somewhat secretive item and only shared the color scheme. 

Now I can show you the finished item.....

As well as how close I came to running out of one particular color

I must have crocheted at the speed of sound.

😉

The Lesson for this Missouri-Made Monday?

It will all work out.

Across the Missouri Border/Missouri-Made Mondays

After last night's heartbreaking loss between the KC Chiefs and that other team who will remain nameless for the purpose of this post, I'm steering towards a new direction in sports. That of KU in Lawrence, Kansas who are currently ranked #2 in the nation. My daughter gets bragging rights as a student there, in case I haven't mentioned it a kazillion times.

Field of Kansas Sunflowers photographed by Rachel

And this matters in "Missouri-Made Mondays" because?????

Part of my weekend was spent creating a potato bag for Rachel's apartment. While on a fabric excursion, she noticed these in the remnants bin and so it saved a few pennies in creating this 'legacy team' potato bag. Fun fact,  James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith

The 'gotcha' moment from the weekend. 

Practicing her sewing skills with some pillow creations amid her mountains of research. 

From Missouri, wishing you a wonderful Monday!

Missouri Wine Country/Missouri-Made Mondays

Did you know that Missouri has a history of wine-making that dates back to the 1850's? In fact until Prohibition, it had developed a sophisticated image during those years. Prohibition ended it for a time but it was reborn in the 1960's and is increasingly winning national acclaim.

I present for the Missouri-Made Mondays, a little Grape/Wine theme Microwave Baked Potato Bag.

And now some images of the winery at Rocheport, Missouri.

The Vineyards

Overlooking the Mighty Mo.

I need to revisit on a clear, sunny day. Taste-testing is in my near future.

From Missouri, wishing you a wonderful Monday!!

Do You Have Anything Smaller?Missouri-Made Mondays

This message came to me from Etsy last Thursday. So a plan came about to show some fabric samples I have on hand, choose a favorite and start creating the 'smaller' version of a kerchief. The request was specifically for an 18 month old.

Neutrals were the request, but I speculated for a little girl, there needed to be some flowers.

Here were some choices.

Once the great debate was finished, I began the creating. (Favorite part😁)

I love how this one turned out.

 I may have to make a 2nd one just because I know it'll look so adorable.

Wishing you a wonderful Monday!!

Versatility/Missouri-Made Mondays

Many accessories are out there for keeping us warm in the great outdoors. Both in stores and online you can find just about anything that suits your fancy. To keep up with new trends, I decided to change up one of my most popular items and create a scarf with a bonus attribute. This is my newest item for sale in the Katy Trail Creations Etsy shop.

Infinity scarves have long been popular. Not to mention they are pretty helpful when the wind is blowing. Who in the world wants to worry about their scarf blowing off.

But making it a little larger this go-round gives you a little extra for evenings out where you need a little shoulder coverage.

Or what about keeping grammy warm in church? Beats trying to hold up her coat on her shoulders.

Come back next week for another Missouri-Made Monday to see what's new in the shop.

Berry Fresh! /Missouri-Made Mondays

blue·ber·ry

ˈblo͞oˌberē/

noun

1. 1.

   a hardy dwarf shrub of the heath family, with small, whitish drooping flowers and dark blue edible berries.
2. 2.

   the small, sweet edible berry of the blueberry plant.

This handmade item is new on the list at the Etsy store.

They are 100% cotton, hand crocheted scrubbies.

This set of 10 is done in a variegated "BlueBerry" yarn with a mix of

 Lime Green, Blue and Purple coloring.

For less than $5 you can indulge in a little treat for yourself

before the holiday rush.

*Start a nice hot, bubbly bath.

* Lather up these scrubbies with your favorite soap.

*Wash away the stress!

Hope you check out this and other items in my Missouri-Made shop!

World With Octobers/Missouri-Made Mondays

It's been a beautiful October weekend here in central Missouri. Just look what I opened my truck door out into.......

If only we could bottle this up.

Love this time of year!

Also love the fall colors as you will see in this latest kitchen helper.

Stop by Katy Trail Creations on Etsy for other great Missouri-Made items!

Those Monday Blues/Missouri-Made Mondays

Blues in this instance are symbols. Looking into the symbolism of blue I read that it can convey a sense of trust, loyalty and understanding. It's no wonder it's a favorite color of most people.

So when I worked on various projects this weekend, I wasn't surprised in the common denominator of blue I ended up with. Time to share them with you....

This wrap took me through 5 skeins of Homespun Yarn. It's extra wide and was nearly part of a new garment, but I ran out of yarn. sigh! Maybe next time.

Maybe it's width will qualify it for a "Super Wrap", (Super being the trend in crochet this season)

More blue in this vintage fabric. Storage never looked so lovely!

I hope these pillow cases I embroidered by request will make the newlyweds feel like royalty. Thanks to my cousin for letting me help out! 

To see more Missouri-Made items, drop by my Etsy Store, Katy Trail Creations.