Geoffrey Isley | Grantham, PA | 717-599-6819 | geoff@isleydesign.com
QUILTS
Wall-Hanging Quits
Bed-size Quilts
Fire and ice, hand quilted cotton
2010
private collection
Abtract #1, machine quilted linen
Stars of Africa, hand quilted cotton
private collection
After Diebenkorn #3, hand dyed linen, machine quilted, private collection
Denim and Khaki 9-patch
machine quilted cotton jeans and khakis
2012
29 x 38 in.
After Diebenkorn #1
machine quilted, hand dyed linen
$200
After Diebenkorn #2
machine quilted, hand dyed linen
$200
Landscape, hand quilted cotton
2014
40 x 55 in.
private collection
Not Black & White, machine quilted, up-cycled upholstery fabrics
private collection
Orange Boxes, machine quilted, hand dyed linen and cotton
private collection
Postage Stamp Sampler
Grandma Martin's scraps, hand-quilted cotton
2008
private collection
Zen Garden #1, hand-quilted up-cycled upholstery silks, private collection
Strip Quilt in Green
machine quilted, hand dyed cotton and linen
2015
38 x 32 in.
$140
After Matisse
hand quilted cotton
2017
60 x 21 in.
$250
Waves of Sea and Sand
hand quilted cotton
2018
34 x 44 in.
$150
UPC Not Scanning
hand quilted up-cycled cotton shirts and linen
2018
41 x 41 in.
$150
Crazy in Red
Machine quilted cotton
2017
49 x 39 in.
$150
Square-in-Square
hand quilted cotton
2018
41 x 37 in.
$150
Crazy in Black and White
machine quilted cotton
2018
37 x 41 in.
$150
Untitled
machine quilted hand dyed cotton and linen
38 x 32 in.
$200
After Diebenkorn #4
machine quilted cotton
2015
49 x 33 in.
$300
Cubist Dance
hand quilted cotton
2018
38 x 31 in.
$150
African Checkers
hand quilted cotton
2018
36 x 40 in.
$200
Map Quilt 3
machine quilted hand dyed cotton and linen
2015
37 x 35 in.
$200
Blocks in Purple
hand quilted cotton
2018
40 x 40 in.
$200
Stripes and Squares
Hand quilted, Up-cycled upholstery fabrics
2017
28 x 32 in.
$100
Field of Feathers
hand quilted cotton
2016
35 x 54 in.
$150
Crazy in Lime and Red
hand quilted hand dyed cotton and linen
2018
33 x 33 in.
$150
Zen Garden #2
hand-quilted cotton
2018
34 x 34 in.
$150
Crazy in Red and Brown
hand quilted cotton
2018
34 x 34 in.
$150
Tilted Squares
machine quilted cotton
2018
48 x 38 in.
$150
Checkers in Caramel
hand quilted in cotton
2018
51 x 43 in.
$150
Pick up Sticks
Upcycled linen, cotton and upholstery fabrics
2012
40 x 50 in.
$175
Summer Garden Window
hand quilted cotton
2018
25 x 38 in.
$150
Gold Squares
upcycled upholstery silks and brocades
2012
32 x 36 in.
$150
Asian Fans
hand quilted cotton
2016
32 x 40 in.
$200
Crazy in Black and Gold
machine quilted, upcycled upholstery silks and cotton
2017
37 x 41 in.
$150
Citrus Cubist
machine quilted hand dyed cotton and linen
2017
30 x 40 in.
$200
Sea and Sand
machine-quilted up-cycled upholstery fabrics
40 x 80 in.
$250
Strips and Diamonds
Hand -quilted up-cycled upholstery shirt fabrics
39 x 41 in.
$150
Map Quilt #3
Machine-quilted hand dyed cotton and linen
37 x 35 in.
$150
Tic-Tac-Toe
hand-quilted cotton
2010
30 x 40 in.
$175
Strips and Bars
machine quilted cotton
2017
33 x 47 in.
$150
Strip Quilt in Green #2
machine quilted hand dyed cotton and linen
2015
36 x 37 in.
$200
Ivy Garden
machine quilted cotton
2012
48 x 39 in.
$150
32 - 45
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I started making quilts shortly after my wife and I got married, inspired by her maternal Grandmother Suie Gehman Martin. I thought it would be cool to make a few crib-sized quilts together for our children, when they came along. I soon tired my wife out, and she taught me to do the basic sewing on her machine (which is now my machine!). I made about 8-10 small quilts in those first few years, and then got busy with life (and those children who id come along!)
In 2007, I decided to get myself jump-started creatively by forcing myself to put together one quilt TOP per week between Labor Day and Christmas. I furiously started creating, and some of these quilts are the result of that crazy season.
In the years since then, I have slowed down a little and make a few quilts per year in my "spare" time. I have tried experimenting with dying my own fabrics, and some nontraditional, more free-flowing designs.
This is just a rather random sampling. Many of these are currently sold or in private collections. If you have to have one of these, please inquire asap!
Asian Fan
hand quilted cotton
2015
70 x 90 in.
$350
Asian Fan (detail of quilting)
hand quilted cotton
2015
70 x 90 in.
Asian Fan (detail of fabrics)
hand quilted cotton
2015
70 x 90 in.
Grape Lemonade
hand quilted cotton
2014
50 x 70 in.
$350
Grape Lemonade (detail)
hand quilted cotton
2014
60 x 80 in.
Grape Lemonade (detail of the batiks)
hand quilted cotton
2014
60 x 80 in.
Wine and Break Log Cabin
handquilted cotton
2009
60 x 80 in.
$400
Log Cabin (detail)
Cherry Vanilla
hand quilted upcycled upholstery fabrics
2008
55 x 80 in.
$350
Cherry Vanilla (detail of quilting)
African Grassland
hand quilted Nigerian Chitenge fabric
2014
64 x 96 in.
$200
African Grassland (detail)
12 - 12
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A few of the quilts over the years have grown to single-bed sized, and a few are more large sofa-throw sizes. I don't intentionally start out with a bed in mind, just intuitively start piecing until I have what looks right to me.
These quilts take much longer to do the quilting, and thus, are more expensive.
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