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School has already started up for many kids in the USA and here in Canada, we're not too far off. I won some beautiful fat quarters from Stash Fabrics back in the spring. Now many of you know that I choose to use solid fabrics in my quilts over printed fabrics. It's...
Canned Pineapples: 2019 Quilter’s Planner Blog Hop
Welcome to the 2019 Quilter's Planner Blog Hop! If you're new to 3rd Story Workshop, I'm Andrea Tsang Jackson - a designer, artist, quilt maker, and probably some other things. Today, at the beginning of a summer long weekend here in Canada, I get to introduce you to...
Dreaming the Night Sky
I had the opportunity to work on a double sized commission for a wee toddler. Her parents wanted to have quilt made for her that would grow up with her. That meant nothing too cutesy or any blatant imagery that a 20-year-old would not appreciate in 19 years. This is a...
Prairie Storm + Female Artists
I married into a family of Saskatchawanians. I had no connections or interest in the prairies prior to my relationship with my now-husband. This summer we had the chance to spend some time at the family cottage two hours north of Saskatoon, as we celebrated the...
Part 3: What Does Community Mean to You?
This is the third instalment of people in our community sharing their ideas of what community means to them. Through the Our Song, Your Reflection project, I wanted to share stories of how community has helped, influenced, transformed the work and lives of...
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Quilt and Song
I truly believe that collaboration is where innovation happens. And cross-disciplinary collaboration is an even more fertile space. Ten years ago, I went to school with a guy who superimposed mathematical models onto biological phenomena. What could be discovered when...