Vicky Conley Workshop – 2 days

Vicki Conley Workshop – “Design from Photo to Imagination”

August 23 and 24, 2025 (Saturday and Sunday)

Registration opens: June 16, 2025 – 10:00am

Cost: TBD

Covid Restrictions: No restrictions at this time.

In this class Vicki will show how she uses multiple photos to design a bold, graphic landscape. She will demonstrate simplifying the images using a tracing technique with clear sheet protectors as well as the drawing app Procreate on the iPad.

Students will design their own pattern from their own photos. The finished pattern will be enlarged and traced on Floriani Stitch and Wash Fusible stabilizer.  (Available from Vicki).

Vicki will discuss value and fabric selection and students will construct a simple rock pattern to learn turned edge machine piecing and fussy piecing techniques.

Vicki is moved by the wonders of the natural world. She creates both abstract and representational work. Having a background in the natural sciences has always caused her to look at things from that angle. Why do the birds act as a group?  How is the mountain formed?  What causes the orange crusty stuff? She is constantly imagining how she would reflect their beauty in her art.

Vickie uses machine piecing, both from designs drawn on stabilizer as well as improvisational piecing to capture the feeling of a place or event. The tactile nature of fabric and thread serves both spirit and concept.

Supply List:  Designing from Photo to Imagination 2-day class

• A selection of photos printed out 8.5 x 11
• IPad or another tablet (optional)
• Sketch book – no lines.
• Pencil with eraser and Black Sharpies, fine point and regular point.
• Tracing paper and Scotch tape
• Parchment paper
• Iron /ironing surface.
• Small mat and rotary cutter and ruler
• Xacto knife or craft knife with new sharp blade.
• Scissors – fabric and paper
• Colored pencils – NOT water soluble
• Elmer’s washable glue stick disappearing purple (small not the fat one)) 2-3
• Design wall or Foam core design board 20 x 30 – available from craft stores
• Light box- this one is a great value:  https://www.amazon.com/LITENERGY-Ultra-Thin-Adjustable-Streaming-Stenciling/dp/B07H7FLJX1/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lightbox&qid=1641332339&sr=8-3
• Sewing machine that does zigzag stitch. (if you want to bring a Featherweight you can do the zig zag stitching when you get home)
• Small sewing machine needles Microtex sharp 60/8 or 70/10 recommended for invisible zigzag, and average piecing needle
• Seam ripper
• Appliquick Tools:  https://www.amazon.com/Apliquick-Rods-Tools-Turned-Applique/dp/B07CGGK68Z
• Stiletto
• Piecing thread
• Clear Invisible thread – polyester –NOT nylon (Sulky or Superior MonoPoly available on Amazon)
• Fabric:  To achieve a bold graphic look, solids and gradation solids work best. Various fabrics for a landscape – lights mediums and darks.  Bring colors for the mini rock quilt as well as some you think you might use in your landscape. About 1 yard of gradation blue fabric for the sky.
• Floriani Stitch N Wash fusible tearaway stabilizer available for purchase from the teacher.  ($4.00/yard)
• You can order stabilizer and Ombre fabrics here: Floriani Stitch N Wash Fusible 15″x10yds and Gelaro Ombre
• There are two blue gradations available in my Spoonflower shop:  https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/vicki_conley
• Other ombre fabrics can be found on Etsy. Maywood Fabrics also has nice gradations.
• A few bucks to cover enlarging and printing your pattern. If there is a printer available, we will print the patterns in class. If doesn’t work out we will need to go to a copy shop to resize and print.