Littoral X 3rd Story

by | Sep 17, 2020 | Art, Blog, Canada, Uncategorized | 3 comments

3rd Story Workshop, Textile Art, Andrea Tsang Jackson, Le Littoral, La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Vacation rental

Last winter, before the pandemic hit North America, I was approached by a Quebec architect Viviane Zhang. She was building a short-term rental home in La Malbaie in Quebec and was wanting a special textile piece for the entryway.

Photo: Stéphane Brügger photographe

Le Littoral is a luxurious chalet that boasts a sauna, spa, pool and gorgeous view.

Photo: Stéphane Brügger photographe

Le Littoral faces the St. Lawrence River, framed by this vernacular house shape of a window.
After my Fogo Island quilt that I completed in January, I decided to explore this idea again: An abstracted built form in a natural landscape. You can see the trees around the form as well as a very subtle ground line that is backdrop for this unique shifted form that Viviane designed.

I had planned to rent a long-arm machine to quilt it, but the pandemic forced me to do it on my semi-industrial Juki at home. I used mostly Aurifil Forty3 thread — a heavier 3-ply thread designed for long-arm machines.

Taking a look at the back, you can really see the quilting.

I took great pleasure in matching the hanging sleeve seam to the backing fabric!

Photo: Stéphane Brügger photographe

The chalet looks absolutely stunning; someday I hope to visit it!

Photo: Stéphane Brügger photographe

3 Comments

  1. Emily
    Emily on September 17, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    The house. The quilt (bravo!). The landscape. The view. It’s all so breathtaking.

    Reply
  2. Susan
    Susan on April 28, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    The piece of art is just as stunning as the architecture!

    Reply
    • andrea
      andrea on April 28, 2021 at 4:58 pm

      Thank you, Susan!

      Reply

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