Category Archives: Class

Surface Design on Textiles with Lonni

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Franki Kohler

I’ve just returned from Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove where I took a class with Lonni Rossi through Empty Spools Seminars. Lonni has been designing fabric collections (5 or more a year) for Andover Fabrics for 12 years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Inspiration | Tagged Asilomar Conference Grounds, Christy, Denise Oyama Miller, design, discharge, Empty Spools Seminars, Lonni Rossi, Nancy, Pat Riley, screen printing, Setacolor Transparent paint, stamps, Suzanna Bond | 17 Comments

Zentangle Class

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Franki Kohler

I took a beginning class with Grace Mendez on the art of zentangle. Zentangle is an easy-to-learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. The tools we used to create the drawings include a pencil, a smudging stick, Sakura … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Inspiration | Tagged Grace Mendez, Maria Thomas, Rick Roberts, Zentangle | 9 Comments

Skill Building with Jenny Lyon

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Franki Kohler

I’m always interested in learning new quilting designs and generally building my free-motion quilting skills. Jenny Lyon — quilter extraordinaire, teacher and friend — teaches at several quilt shops in the Sacramento area. I asked her to come to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Class | Tagged Aileyn, Dolores, Jean, Jenny Lyon, Pam, quilting | 4 Comments

Broken Color

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Franki Kohler

I spent all day Wednesday hanging out with three friends — Denise Oyama Miller, Aileyn Ecob and Jean Jurgenson – learning a design technique new to three of us. Last year Aileyn and Jean said they wanted to learn about … Continue reading →