Rose Stanley

Rose’s interest in quilts began in 1973 after seeing an antique Dresden Plate Quilt in a craft magazine. Thereafter, she dabbled with Log Cabin and made a small machine appliqué quilt.

In the early 1980’s, Rose’s quilting journey began in ernest when she signed up for a sampler course which was done in the quilt as you go method.  She went on to make eight quilts. In the late 1980’s, Rose joined the Queensborough Quilters Guild where she spent 10 or 15 years.  Lately Rose meets once a month with some friends in one another’s homes.  Rose is a founder member of the KwaZulu Natal Quilters Guild and the South African Quilters Guild, being present at the inaugural meeting of KZNQG.  In those days, Rose participated in many different courses, but appliqué was her favourite technique.  Rose draws her own templates and uses basic tools.  She is a traditionalist through and through. Rose does mostly hand-piecing and hand quilting.  She loves the look of a heavily hand-quilted quilt. 
Rose has won many awards at National Festivals which include the following.At Stars for Africa in 1989 her Appliqué Quilt, ”Floral Sampler for a King Size Bed” won Viewer’s Choice. In 1991, A group quilt Rose worked on with Rosemary Hurter and Marie Brenner called Safari in Your Garden won a Third Prize. In 1994 her ”Double Wedding Ring Quilt” won a Merit Award and a group quilt she worked on with Marie Brenner and Dee Oxborrow called ”Mille Fleurs” won a Merit Award. In 1996 her quilt ”House of Hearts” won a Highly Commended. In 2000, her quilt ”Floral Pots” won a Merit Award.Her quilt called ”G for Garden” won a First Prize in the Inkwali Challenge in 2002. A sheet of wrapping paper was her inspiration for that quilt. She won a Judges Choice from Suzette Ehlers for her quilt ”Buds and Blooms” in 2004. In 2006, her quilt, ”Garden Sampler” won a Third Prize.  The inspiration for this quilt was an antique cross-stitch sampler, another of Rose’s passions. In 2013 Rose was a featured quilter in the book ”Laslap en Kwilt.” In 2015 Rose’s quilt ”Pomegranates and Blueberries” won Best On Show Contemporary Traditional. Rose really enjoyed making this quilt. In 2017 Her Quilt, ”Hearts and Berries, a Wedding Quilt” won a Third Prize. In 2019 her quilt ”Around Auntie Green’s Garden” won a Third Prize and Best Handwork on Show. In 2024, her quilt ”Bowls and Berries” won a First Prize in Traditional and Best Use of Colour.