FancyThat by deb poole

MONTANA WILL ALWAYS BE MY HOME

PLEASE ENJOY LOOKING INTO MY MONTANA VISIT. I MISS ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WE HAVE MANY MANY LAUGHS EVERY TIME I COME HOME.
MONTANA WILL ALWAYS BE MY HOME!

My son Jim and his daughter Rylan.
Does a mom ever stop being amazed by their children? It makes a mama proud to watch his growth from boyhood to becoming a man. You can see the love and adoration in his eyes when he looks at his family.

MY BESTEST GIRL FRIEND.........SHERRY

We love each other as sisters would. We have a lifetime of history together. We went to highschool together, we both went to beauty school, we worked in the same salon for 3 years, we lived together and we PARTY'D HEARTY during our single life.Sherry even put up with the ugly bridesmaid dress I made her wear. We had the same circle of good friends Heck... We were the YA YA girls before the movie came out!

MY MOM AND DAD....GAIL AND CHRIS

MY MOM AND ME.

MY BROTHER STEVE. SOME PEOPLE CALL HIM "SKIP" and HE OWNS THE WAYSIDE BAR IN THE HUGE CITY OF TROUT CREEK, MONTANA. "THE WAYSIDE IS WAY FUN!"

MOM HAD A BIRTHDAY!

The little girl that makes my heart melt and brings tears of joy.

New Monkey Hat!

My BEAUTIFUL ANNIE. I hope my son realizes how lucky he is to have found a woman like Annie. She has a heart bigger than the Montana Sky. She is very patient and open minded for someone her age.She has a kind soul. All you have to do is look into her eyes and you will see it too. She is marvelous young woman. I am fortune and blessed to know her and call her my daughter.

SHE'S GIVING ME ANOTHER LITTLE BABY GIRL IN AUGUST.
TWO GRANDBABIES! I AM SO LUCKY.

RYLAN IS DANCING FOR GRANDMA. (see my feet?)

SHE IS ALWAYS GOT THAT SMILE!

CeCe is my "other" Mom and Tommy her son and Jimmy's Uncle. I have so many LifeTime friends in Montana. You can never have too many friends.

Something New...NEEDLE FELTING

I am trying my hand at Needle Felting. I have bought and horded many fibers for 2 years now. I think its time to try it. I have finished a few postcards for a swap in my postcard group, PostCardMailArt. I am a little anxious about sharing my work.... ITS NOT THAT GREAT,. :( I will get better! I did enjoy creating them. The alpaca fur feels great between the fingers.

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

OUR DAUGHTER IS ENGAGED.
Brittney Aynessazian and Mike Kropp
just announced their engagement!

My Grand daughter is VERY FLEXABLE

Is she hungry or just limbering up?

GARDEN PARTY POSTCARDS

My yahoo postcard group had a swap called "Crazy Flowers." I am so ready for flowers in my yard. As I was working on these, I ran across the bag of google eyes. I couldn't help it... I HAD to add them.

If you would like to join my postcard group, look on the homepage of my blog. The address is right there. The group is called POSTCARDMAILART. We are part of yahoo. We love having artists join us in our swapping fun.

You can pick the swaps you want to join. You have the choice to join 1 swap or 10. Its pretty fun to receive these little works of art in the mail.

I am SO ready for Spring. How about You?

APRIL FOOL'S IS MY BIRTHDAY

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!

Juanita is my GIRL. She is the BESTEST!

Denise and her pretty granddaughter, Dahlia. Whip cream was Dahlia's favorite part of lunch.

The people at work, Quilter's Heaven had a party for me. Can you tell we kinda like each other?

I dared Sue to stick her tongue out!

THIS IS ME...SUCKING UP TO THE BOSS, Maureen.

My mini Bee had a great lunch party for me. They are such awsome woman that have taught me so much about the art of quilting. Each woman has their own skills and are always eager to help me out of a problem.

Jean the Wholesaler

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE DAY I WAS BORN. APRIL 1st IS A GREAT DAY. WHEN I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL NO ONE BELIEVED ME WHEN I TOLD THEM IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY. THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME WHEN I TOLD THEM I WAS BORN IN HAWAII EITHER, SO MAYBE IT WAS JUST A LITTLE KID THING.? or... IS IT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE?

Janet the Instructor

Debbie the Longarmer

Carol, the lady who will try ANYTHING (shhhhh Shes from New York)

Bev is our Queen Bee

We had 80 degree weather in Chitown for my birthday.
My son in Montana called me on my birthday.
My brother wrote about me on his facebook page on my birthday.
My mom called and reminisced about my birth (for the 56th time) on my birthday.
(I was breech and suppose to be a boy named Stevie. April Fool's Mom!)
I was honored by friends that love me enough to go out of their way to give me parties for my birthday.
I had an exceptional dinner on my birthday.
My step kids came to see me on my birthday.
I talked to my 1 year old granddaughter on the phone on my birthday. (Her favorite word is "WOW" )
I live with a man that adores me and shows me everyday how much he loves me... not just on my birthday but everyday!
Life is Great and I am a happy 56 year old woman. I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY.

A SECOND GENERATION HORSEY

I hope you are not muttering under your breath, "Oh Geez another picture of her grand daughter, Rylan?" But I cant help it....AIN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL? Its not really a question...Its a statement.!!
The rocking horse she is riding was made by my dad, Chris. It was made in 1984 for his grandson Jim Poole.If you don't know.. Jim is my son.
Yep... the horsey is serving a second generation of Poole butts!

SPRING IS ALMOST HERE!

WE are all ready for Spring, RIGHT?
Rylan is looking forward to going
out on the dry lawn too.

Wall Hangings are FUN

Are you ready for Spring yet? I AM!
I took a class from Mickey Depre a couple
weeks ago. This is one of her patterns.
Isnt it cute? Did i mention that Im ready for
Spring?

WHAT I LEARNED TODAY from DeLoa JONES

I attended a workshop for technics on how to quilt my quilts using the long/mid arm. All the lessons could be used on a domestic machine also. Lots and lots of helpful ideas and since I am just learning how to quilt, every bit of help is much appreciated. The artist was DeLoa Jones. She is very down to earth and is chucked full of knowledge.

I was sitting in the front row and could watch her expressions on her face when she was moving her long arm around. Her face is smiling but her eyes are quite intense. I whispered to the lady next to me "Wouldn't you just love to know whats going on in her head right now?" Her mind must be going hundreds of miles an hour.
I bought one of her books called Deloa's Sampler Solutions and one of her rulers for my mid arm. I cant wait to practice tomorrow on some the technics that were shown. She is having a retreat in Ohio this summer. I'm really thinking about going. If you want to check her out, here is her web site .....www.deloasquiltshop.com

My Quilting Progression

When I first started my quilting life, I made pot holders. I called them Kitchen Quilts.
Next came wall hangings. I bought a pattern that I thought was fun and it was raw edge applique.

I started buying cheater panels, cut them apart and put them back together MY way.
This is my wonkie African Zoo.

Two years ago I discovered my fiber Post Cards. I enjoy this creative side of me. When I make postcards, I make up the pattern, I "pet" the fabric, I sew, glue, paint or tape it down. I send these little "Postal EyeCandy" to many friends all over the world. And the best part is THEY SEND THEIR WONDERFUL ART BACK TO ME!

I adore creating Landscapes. My small postcards have gotten larger. Now my landscapes art is hanging on my walls in my home. I am proud of them. They are beautiful. Most of my larger pictures are about one of my favorite places on earth, FLATHEAD LAKE in MONTANA.

This weekend I made this quilt of sunshine. I AM READY FOR SPRING! Its called "Hot Tamale."

I took a class that my guild offered a few months ago from Colleen Wise called "Casting Shadows." This is my FAVORITE quilt I have made. I love the colors and the illusion of shadows. I cant wait to start quilting this art work on my Janome midarm.