Joan Hug-Valeriote, Canadian Art Quilter
Quilting & Fibre Art by Joan
Joan Hug-Valeriote is an award-winning quilt/fibre artist, longarm quilter, film-maker and Studio Teacher. She is a recognized Ontario Artist who was subsidized by the Ontario Arts Council as a Visiting Artist in Education and taught quilting as an art form in Ontario schools for more than ten years. An artist member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, she also provides longarm quilting services in Guelph, Ontario.
She creates landscapes, abstracts and textile adaptations from photographs along with art quilts and modern bedquilts on her Innova M24 longarm quilting machine.
Art Quilts Galleries
Member of York Heritage Quilters’ Guild, Royal City Quilters’ Guild, Canadian Quilters’ Association, France Patchwork and Studio Arts Quilt Associates.
A ONE-DAY FESTIVAL IN GUELPH’S GROOVIEST NEIGHBOURHOOD, SEPTEMPBER 23RD
‘The Ward’: the unique and historic part of Guelph bordered by Elizabeth, Victoria, and the Eramosa River has become a vibrant and creative centre for artists and innovators.
A remarkable group of those Ward creatives have gathered to share the wonders of their ‘hood in a one-day festival Saturday Sept. 23rd, making use of 18 different venues, all easily walkable or bikeable.
If you can’t get to Joan’s Open Studio during the festival , please click on Galleries, above.
Services
Long-Arm Machine-Quilting
Joan has over 20 years experience quilting on longarm machines. She can provide you with a variety of machine-quilting services, for your finished quilt top, from basting prior to hand-quilting, to simple freehand and pantograph designs, to custom quilting designs. Read MoreCustom-made Bed Quilts
“Custom-made” means making a quilt for you “from scratch” and can cost upwards of $300 for a baby quilt and upwards of $1500 for a single bed quilt, depending on the fabrics used and the complexity of the design. Charges are by the hour and an estimate can be provided. Read MoreCommissions (Art Quilts)
Commissioned art quilts are usually wall quilts ranging from very small landscapes to large abstract wall-hangings and/or installations. Sometimes, fabrics need to be hand-dyed or painted for these works of textile art. Some hand-quilting and/or embroidery can be done, in small amounts. Read MoreEducation: Workshops and Lectures
Joan has been teaching workshops to adults for over 20 years and 10 years teaching children how to sew and quilt in Ontario elementary schools, offering integrated programing that includes literature, social science and mathematics, as part of the Art curriculum. Read MoreGalleries of Quilts
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Open Studio
Display of art quilts and demonstration of longarm quilting by Joan Hug-Valeriote On Saturday, Sept. 23rd, 2023, Joan opened her Studio (and her garage) to visitors to the Ward in Guelph, during the first annual Praise the Ward Festival... www.praisetheward.com Click on any image to see the gallery. It was a beautiful day and all theRead More -
A one-day festival in Guelph’s Grooviest Neighbourhood, Sept. 23rd, Studio Tour 11 am – 4 pm.
Ten am till ten pm - 18 venues all over the Ward Praise the Ward Music, visual art, theatre, workshops, food, a cra5 market, walking and cycling tours, kid’s activities. An evening concert at the Guelph Li3le Theatre featuring ‘The Kramdens’ & ‘The Ward’ Daytme shows with Shannon Kingsbury, Harri Palm, Ben Finley and annaisRead More -
Gwen’s Sugar Bag Quilt – Handcrafted Quilts from Generations
Very Modern Ruler Work on a Very Traditional Quilt Begun in 1969 just after moving to Ontario from Cape Breton,my cousin’s wife, Gwen Valeriote sewed the Dresden Plates with 50’s and 60’s fabric scraps brought from Halifax. She appliquéd two of the medallions to a couple of sugar bags and then abandoned the project. 54Read More
