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.
Member York Heritage Quilters’ Guild, Royal City Quilters’ Guild, Canadian Quilters’ Association, France Patchwork and Studio Arts Quilt Associates.
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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Latest Posts
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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 -
Canadian Quilters National Juried Show 2023 – Come Sea Halifax!
2023 National Juried Show (NJS) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 7-10, 2023. Canadian Quilters, Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dear Joan Congratulations on having your entry, accepted into the 2023 National Juried Show (NJS) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 7-10, 2023. Attached please find an image that you can use on your socialRead More -
Season After Season
SAQA Global Exhibition This quilt, Canadian Seasons is in the Studio Art Quilt Associates Global Exhibition touring show entitled Season After Season Link to Exhibition Season After Season (SAQA Global Exhibition) | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
