We absolutely adore working with Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop. We first met her through Aurifil Artisans and were instantly wowed by her artistry, her professionalism, and her creativity. Her One Song collaboration with singer/songwriter Meaghan Smith was one of those ‘Wow-Factor’ projects… something that brought music and quilting together in a remarkable union of beauty and inclusivity. It was that project that made us truly fall in love with Andrea’s work.

Now, we’re simply giddy over Gemology, her new book with Lucky Spool. Scheduled for release on June 25, Gemology is sure to be a fast favorite. It guides readers through transforming the beauty, allure, and power of natural stones into glittering complex patchwork quilts. Using her expert tips and tricks and her step‑by‑step process to master a plan for the color work required to achieve transparency and light through fabric selection, readers will paper‑piece their way to a jewelry box of blocks. Beginning with nine traditional gemstone shapes, such as teardrop, marquis, and emerald cuts, each block progresses in complexity so readers can hone their skills as they work their way through the book. (book text via Lucky Spool — learn more here.)

The book itself is fascinating, delving into color theory and the physical makeup of gemstones while also sharing tips for fabric selection, paper-piecing, and chain-piecing. The big question is… what type of bling will you stitch first?
Andrea selected a gorgeous range of 50wt threads on small spools to go along with the book… essentially a go-to palette for any dazzling gemstone quilts. <3
THREAD COLLECTION DETAILS
Gemology
100% Aurifil 50wt Cotton, 10 Small Spools (220yd/spool)
2105 – 2835 – 5006 – 2720 – 2560
2415 – 2600 – 5022 – 2215 – 2620
To view this info on our website, click here. For purchasing, please contact your local Aurifil Dealer.
GETTING TO KNOW ANDREA
We’d love to hear a little more about you, your background, and how you came into this wonderful textile world.
I have always been a maker; my kindergarten report card even said that I loved crafts! For most of my life, I’ve been a creative dabbler and serial hobbyist — beaded jewellery, card-making, some silversmithing. I fell into architecture school in university as a way of melding many of my interests and my creativity became “formalized” through that education. It was so invaluable to realize how creative work could be part of larger discussions about economics, history, and social issues. I went on to be fascinated about how design can teach people about life and pursued an education degree as well. Design + education is where all of my professional pursuits have taken me. Just before I became a mom, I made my first quilt, but not until five years later did I really become a part of the textile world. I joined my local chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild and found a community of people that really drew me in. Being able to use my skills as a designer and an educator have really coming together in my new career.






THE GIVEAWAY
To enter-to-win Andrea’s Gemology Thread collection, click HERE or on the image above to head to the Rafflecopter entry page. You do not have to complete all the options to be entered but the more options you choose, the more entries you have! Entries will be accepted from now through 11:59pm Eastern Time on Sunday, June 16! Winner will be randomly selected and notified via email. Good luck!
ABOUT ANDREA
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Andrea Tsang Jackson is a designer and textile artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Like many modern quilters, her first encounter with quilting came when she was expecting her first child in 2011. Since then, she has been trying to find her voice through this textile artform. Quilting has become the medium through which she can explore her interests in material, geometry and place. Her background in architecture has allowed her to understand design process from a variety of approaches; her training in life has taught her about the beauty in mess.
3rd Story Workshop is Andrea’s tiny sanctuary where she feels the freedom to try new things, play with the ideas that float around in her mind, and think with a clear head. Although her favourite colours to wear and design with are rather neutral, she loves to play with colour in her studio.
Such a brilliant way she had of making fabric look like gems!! I worked in a Jewelry store for 17 years, and this is the first gem-style quilt that I feel has really captured the brilliance of jewels!! Congrats!!
I love these quilts. They truly do look like jewels.
I’m kind of upset I purchased 3 of your gemstones from third story I had to print it out myself it was paper pieced If I would have known I would have waited for the book because of the colorways you used and patterns. I think they were 12 dollars apiece I could have gotten the whole book for less then that.. thank you for listening,
Susan Souhrada