Of Birds and Blanket

Julia still goes to her art workshop each week. Last week she did this lovely little wren.

She copied it from a calendar photo, I believe. She did the bird's head with black ink, and achieved the look in the eye quite well.

The other day Julia asked me if we have screen wire and a staple gun. "See your dad," I replied.
She removed the canvas from this frame (after she'd painted it over and painted a scene on it, which she didn't like much), painted the frame, and stapled on the wire to make a board to which she can attach little what-nots and mementoes.

My friend Annie might recognize the "Julia" card. She made that for Julia when she was Julia's first grade teacher. Julia told me that at some point when the card was on our frig, she wrote "me" at the top, I suppose so everyone would know who Julia was! The photo of Julia is from Iowa, when she was about two years old.

Julia's been drawing all her life. She says this is a good example of her "baby art" -- haha :) She's been very fond of birds since she was a little baby. This is a good example of an early one. The beak is round; it has a tail and its wing is black.

And guess what's finished? My stripey blanket!

The border is two rows of single crochet and then a row of picot trim. I love the border.

Isn't the picot lovely?

It ties the whole blanket together. I chose the darkest color. I didn't want a light color that would get soiled easily.

This will now grace our bed, lying atop the other blankets. I've told Julia and Adam that they can't lie on top of it or ever allow a button or zipper or anything else to snag on a piece of yarn. If it becomes damaged, I'll probably move it to the guest bedroom.

My favorite section is along the top of the blanket. I like these colors most -- the gold, the blues.

I hope your week is going fine. Our week is cold and rainy, and we're rather cooped up inside, grumpily awaiting the return of spring :) Meanwhile, artistic creativity continues in our home.