Grati-Wednesday 3rd June 2026

 

Happy Wednesday Friends!

Welcome to June! 

We have some fantasic thank you's this week so grab a nice warm cuppa or cold drink (depending on where you live!), sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude

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Good afternoon Jo H, 

Thank you so much for the beautiful quilt. My family absolutely loves it, and we’re all so touched by the care and thought that clearly went into making it.

You must have spent an incredible amount of time, effort, and love creating such a special piece, and we truly appreciate it more than words can say. It will be treasured for years to come.

Thank you again!

Warm regards,

Quilt by Jo H, Embroideries by 'The Birdies'

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Good morning Janice B,

 

Thank you very kindly for the wonderful quilt. It looks absolutely amazing and my young daughter loves it! She will definitely enjoy this while I am overseas on deployment in the coming weeks.

 

I think it is great that you dedicate your time to making these items that are much appreciated by serving members, and judging on your partners history in the Navy I’m sure the service means a lot to your family.

 

It is great to hear about your travels around the country with your husband. I too drove across the Nullarbor earlier in my career and I thoroughly enjoy seeing this beautiful country we have lived in.

 

The US is a great place to visit and I too have been several times with my family, I am lucky to have several cousins living over there for free accommodation! I recommend visiting Japan if you get the chance in the near future. Beautiful location where I recently proposed to my partner.

 

Once again thank you for your time and effort making this wonderful quilt for me. Your support is much appreciated and will help my family with my absence while on deployment.

 

Kind regards,

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Dear Janice B,

Your quilt brought me to tears. As a battle hardened submarine captain, crying is not something I generally open myself up to.

I really can't fathom how well you managed to transcribe my service into a quilt so accurately. I understand that my wife had provided you some queues, but I am in awe of the end result.

This incredible gift immediately caused me a dilemma! Do I store it in a safe place or do I use it. I have chosen the latter, especially now that winter is upon us.

Your service and that of fellow quilt makers has touched my heart forever, and speaks volumes for the support us veterans rely upon.

I can't thank you enough,

Kind regards, 

Your faithful servant of the Deep

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Good Afternoon Bev,

I received my Quilt today and wanted to send a thank you to you. It is better than I had imagined and perfectly summarises my Navy career so far. You have a very strong connection with Defence and your time and effort in doing this for me is appreciated. My late Mother (Pat) was a quilter and Quilted several quilts for my children before she passed. I joined late in life so I appreciate traditions that others younger may not. I actually had my 6 years yesterday and should get through to retirement here. My wife and I plan to tour Australia as well when we retire. Another similarity is that I am also a golfer, very bad actually.

Thank you once again.

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Hi Jenny N 

I’m currently deployed to overseas and I recently received the beautiful Aussie Hero Quilt you made for me.

Thank you so much for the letters and the incredible quilt. You truly exceeded my expectations with the vision I had in mind from the guidance I provided. The quilt has already attracted a lot of attention — fellow deployed members are extremely jealous of it!

I really appreciate the time, care, and thought you put into every detail, especially the patterns, camels, and pyramids. It will always be a special reminder of my time here.

My Mum has recently started dabbling in quilting herself, and she absolutely loved seeing your work as well.

I also enjoyed reading about your travels and your family’s connection to the ADF. The support and effort you provide through Aussie Heroes is genuinely appreciated by all of us serving overseas.

It sounds like you have a beautiful family. The stories about C and G made me smile! I can definitely understand the joy of becoming a grandparent — my older sister has three young children, and my parents have loved every moment of being part of their lives.

Your kind words about the ADF truly mean a lot to me and to all the personnel serving here.

Thank you again for your generosity, creativity, and kindness.

And a massive thank you for the packet of Tim Tams you included! They are always in high demand around camp and are a wonderful reminder of home.

Wishing you and your family all the very best!

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Good evening Ruth S,

I am writing to sincerely thank you for the time and care you put into making this wonderful laundry bag. Your work is truly amazing and brings so much joy to members overseas.

I have also noticed how busy you have been making many of them for others here with me, and your kindness and dedication are greatly appreciated.

Thank you again for all that you do.

Kind regards

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Dear Sheena B

I write to thank you for the beautiful quilt you and Philomena made for me, I love it.

It certainly cheered my day. Last week I began hydro therapy for balance & strength, it was a good feeling progressing to the next stage of recovery.

Your home town sounds delightful with all the bird life.  My husband and I have just bought a caravan & anticipate lots of fun ahead.

Once more thank you so much for the quilt, I will so treasure it.

Go gently

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Hi Hilary P

Just a quick email with pic. I received you magnificent quilt this week while in Canberra for work. It is perfect! So beautiful, and it captures my time, and me so well. It is now hanging in our bedroom.

Thank you! 

With much gratitude, and very best wishes, 

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Morning Helen W, 

I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for the lovely laundry bag I received. It has served me well for the last few months away from home, and will certainly be coming with me on my future deployments as well. 

I speak for all of us when I say we greatly appreciate the time and care you all devote to making these lovely bags, and everyone was very impressed with the quality and style. 

Thank you again for your support, and please pass along a big thank you to everyone else involved at Aussie Hero Quilts on behalf of all serving members. 

Warmest Regards,

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Good afternoon Ruth S,

 

I am writing to thank you from the bottom of my heart for my beautiful wedding gift! I was fortunate to go and collect it in person at Jan-Maree’s place, and meet some of the lovely humans just like yourself who generously give your time and resources to creating such thoughtful and useful gifts for us.

 

It has been quite a joy for me to come into a new family and whilst changing my surname can have it’s administrative challenges, it brings me great joy to share it with my new family  Being reminded of that whilst at sea through your laundry bag is just an extension of the happiness from my real family into my grey family (my Navy family!).

 

Thank you for what you do for the ADF family, the thoughtfulness, usefulness and morale boost is so necessary out here at sea!

 

I hope this email finds you and your family well, and thank you again, you are an absolute gem!

 

Kind regards,

Note from Editor - the author of this thank you had no idea we knew she had just gotten married and had her new initals on the LB.  It was a complete surprise.  As you can see from the pictures below - she was pretty happy about it!

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Cheers Bel P

Until next week keep your letters, emails and photos coming in.  Wednesdays would be so totally boring without them!

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Part 7 of the Tales of our Travelling 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags

My goodness, some of our 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags are becoming very well travelled. As Cath said, some of them might need a passport. 

Here is the run down on where they all are this week.

More than one bag is currently in Canberra, including one that has just arrived at Parliament House. Another is on its way home from England whilst a second is heading off to the Shitbox Rally with a recipient of ours who will be driving Courage the gutsy little Tankette from Mildura to Townsville. What is the bet that that particular laundry bag picks up a little red dust along the way. 

A couple of bags are off with the Army and another is heading to Canberra to visit the latest Chaplaincy Course. One has run off to sea and is currently being escorted around the ships alongside at Garden Island, also knows as Fleet Base East. 

Finally, one of the bags is seeing the sights in Washington before heading back home.

Like I said, well travelled. If only these bags could talk!

Here are the stories I have published this week, concentrating on you guys, our volunteers. 

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“I joined AHQ 10 years ago this year.

There is a team of us, family, friends and my sister Julie who help me out.  My sister is the fabric collector and liner maker and I make the bags.  I have had the pleasure to have made just over 2,000 laundry bags over the 10 years. This amount includes making 45 LBs for the Vietnam vets ( 85 Transport reunion Darwin.) plus 45 for the Black Hawke netball team. I love it when JM rings and asks me to help her out, it gives me a great feeling knowing how such a small thing as a laundry bag can brighten someone’s day.

On behalf of my sister and myself we love what we are doing and hope to continue on up until the 20th anniversary.”

 

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Joan and Alan's little blurb is typically short and sweet and very humble so I have to add to it. Both in their 80’s (I am sure they won't mind me telling you) and just about to celebrate their 60^th Wedding Anniversary they are very committed to helping us. In the mornings they head out to their embroidery studio to get started on the requests we send them.   These are their very humble words which in no way indicate their importance in our organisation.

“We are Joan and Alan Bird affectionately known as “The Birdies “. We have been machine embroidering Crests and Text for AHQ over the past 4 years.

Alan served in the RAN for 21 years.

We became involved with AHQ to give back to and acknowledge serving, ex-serving and departed personnel and remind them that they are not forgotten.”

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Lots of you will know Inge, but many may not have met Irene. Make sure you say hello at this year's weekend as they will both be back to join in the fun! 

Following on with the theme of volunteers, allow me to introduce Inge. What I would do without our embroiderers I really don’t know so Inge is another of our unsung heroes. The numbers of embroideries she has completed for us speaks for itself. It is extra lovely that this has now become something that Inge can do with her friend, Irene. Wait til I share the auction prizes these ladies are creating for this year’s dinner but that is a story for another day.

“My name is Inge and I’ve been a volunteer for Aussie Hero Quilts since late 2015. After a six months road trip I wanted to put my sewing skills to a charity organisation and after searching I stumbled across AHQ. That was perfect for me as my husband had served in the RAAF for 21 years. As a military wife I understood what Defence life was like. Two out of our four children served as well, one in the Army and one in the RAAF. My husband’s father served in WW2 and his grandfather served in both WW1 and WW2. My husband is a recipient of a AHQ quilt, which proudly hangs in our home.

I made some quilts and laundry bags and not long after I purchased a new embroidery machine and became one of AHQ main embroiderers. As demands increased for embroideries on the quilts and laundry bags I purchased a second machine and I did an average of 600 to 800 embroideries a year. There are more embroiderers on board now, so the workload is shared between us.

Irene has just joined AHQ last year, she is my friend of 10 years. After her husband passed away, she became more involved in helping me with embroidering and learning to sew. Once she felt confident enough, she came onboard. Sewing laundry bags and making various quilt blocks.

We both attended the annual Volunteer Weekend last year (2025) together and we are both excited and proud to attend this year’s Volunteer Weekend to celebrate 15 years of AHQ. So exciting to meet the recipients and also fellow volunteers.”

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This post was created by our recipient and supporter, Luke Gosling OAM, MP.If you are wondering about the two quilts that hang in Luke's office, LHS was createdby Lynn Field and RHS was created by Philomena.
Luke Gosling MP

 is with Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags). 

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Very proud to wish Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) a Happy 15th Birthday.

A huge thank you to Jan-Maree Ball OAM and all the volunteers who put so much care into every quilt and laundry bag sent to deployed ADF members.

When you’re deployed, receiving that little slice of home (made so lovingly and sent so generously) means a lot.

Two amazing AHQ quilts hang on the walls of my Canberra office.

They’ve been seen and admired by plenty of my parliamentary colleagues - including the PM.

Works of art. And works of the heart.

Best wishes to everyone at AHQ and here’s to many more birthdays ahead.

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Continuing on by honouring some of our fabulous volunteers… meet Rachel. As you will read, Rachel likes to sew laundry bags that can be pieced like mini quilts and there are no better examples than the fifteen 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags Rachel so kindly created for us to promote and celebrate this milestone. Perhaps it is rather fitting that the bags were made by one of our longest serving (and some might say, longest suffering) volunteers.

“My name is Rachel and I have been a volunteer at Aussie Hero Quilts and Laundry Bags for close on 12 years now could even be longer.

I first heard about AHQ from a cousin when attending a family function when I enquired how her quilting was going and she informed me that she sewed for AHQs. She no longer sews for AHQ but I do.

When I arrived home from the function I googled AHQ, made a phone call and then met with the founder of AHQs, Jan Maree, at a craft store at Penrith where she used to conduct once a month get together on a Saturday to sew. That craft shop ceased trading and then Covid hit and we now gather once a month at the home of Jan Maree and David. This home has risen like the phoenix after the fire that destroyed the previous home in 2016.

And did I sew! My introduction was laundry bags and not like the LB we sew today but Tea towel laundry bags put together in a kit by the WPH ladies or Garage Girls as they are so fondly referred to and I am of the honest belief that these kits are why I don’t like making LBs and much prefer a quilt.

Once I had proven myself, I was then promoted to making quilt tops in the company of other sewers. So much more satisfying than LBs.

I do sew LBs but I now choose ones that I can produce a mini quilt on that LB

Over the years AHQs has grown and evolved to what it is today. Volunteers have come and gone, the ups and the downs, and through it all Jan Maree is always there to crack the whip to get things done for all the ADF personal

Why do I do this? No real underlying reason. I originally thought I would be able to clear my material stash, but this was not the case, in fact quite the opposite.  My stash has increased as, like any sewer will know, one never has the correct colour or pattern be it material or thread, and there will always be left overs.

It’s a chance to catch up with the other ladies that sew for AHQ and, at the end of the day, make a gift for a person that I don’t know, knowing that the gift is appreciated and has brightened someone’s day.”

That is it for this post! Standby for the next one.

Til next time... keep spreading the word and happy stitching!

Jan-Maree xx

Request List 2 June 26

Hi all

 CONTINUING ON WITH EVENTS ON THE THANK YOU WEEKEND

On the Friday afternoon we are planning a guided tour of the Australian War Memorial. Please book in via Try booking to indicate your interest. This is important so we can plan how many tour groups are needed. Tour times and any further details will be provided closer to the date.

On the Friday evening come join us in The Rex, Ballroom where all volunteers and partners are welcome. The location is private and relaxed; you will be inspired by the guest speakers. Always a good night of fun and laughs, a chance for a catch up with other volunteers, lucky door prizes, goodie bags and put a name to a face.

The Ballroom will be open at 6.30pm but the formalities won't commence until 7pm,

Tea, coffee and water available.

MEAL OPTIONS

You can order room service from 5pm OR

Order a meal from The Howling Moon from 5pm. You can eat up there or take meal down to The Ballroom and eat in there.

 

PRIORITIES

Requests number 1 -11 are priority for a variety of reasons, including overseas deployments.  Request 3 and 4 are the last from their ships crew still waiting for their request.

We would love to get these requests sent off to their recipients as soon as possible.

As always, the requests are listed in priority order. There are many new and interesting requests that have come on this week.

Please let me know if you can help.

POST BY DATE

The post by date for all Requests on this list is 7 July 26 please, or earlier if you can manage this.  If you cannot make that date, please let me know. Do reach out if you have any timing issues and we’ll resolve one way or the other. In fact, if you are going to be late posting it please let me know BEFORE you post it. Also, if this time frame is too tight for you, there are options, just email me to discuss, thank you.    

Request Information

When selecting a request, remember, you do not have to include everything they have asked for. Footy quilts do not need to have the logo or even the team’s name. Using the team colours is all that is required. Simple is perfectly acceptable. A number of these requests have given you favourite colours as well as footy teams or other hobbies and interests. It is fine to make a quilt using their favourite colours but please include at least one of their interests. It is fine to keep it simple. 

If there is more than one request on this list that you would be happy to do, I suggest that you send me a list of requests and tell me how many you want to be allocated…. i.e. one of the following please….  There are always a few requests that everyone wants to do (and I can never pick them) so if the first one you ask for is taken then I can allocate another from your list if I have a list. 

Any queries you might have, please don’t hesitate to contact via the AHQ email as per usual with any queries and we will assist you from there. We may not know the answer, but it will be our pleasure to research and get back to you.   

A reminder, when you are ready to post the quilt or laundry bag you’ve created, please use the name given you in any correspondence with the admin team. This helps the volunteer admin team keep a track of what’s been sent etc. 

CPL Wanda Quilt

TG 3456 

AFPO XX 

ADF 

Sydney NSW 2890

Also, please use the Aussie Heroes PO Box address on your parcel in the event the parcel is Returned to Sender - the PO Box is a safe place in the event of any mishaps with postage. 

Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) 

PO Box 248,

Cherrybrook, NSW 2126 

Don’t forget to take a photo of your completed quilt or laundry bag to email to AHQ with the name of the recipient and we can include in the Weekly Dispatches blog and add to the tally of quilts and laundry bags sent off to the troops. I personally love viewing the photos of those projects dispatched – so inspiring. 

If you are using an AHQ supplied prepaid satchel, please kindly use the AHQ address for the return address– also for your own packaging – if a parcel is Returned to Sender, it is likely we can expedite its journey to the recipient from Sydney.

Please also please hold on to the Tracking number (the pink sticker that you should remove before posting – we’ve experienced mail delays lately (haven’t we all?) and having the Tracking number is very reassuring to keep an eye on the parcel’s progress in arriving at its destination. 

Don’t forget, if you look at today’s Request List and need help choosing, please feel free to get in touch to discuss, we will be ready to reply and offer guidance by email. Our goal is to help you find a request that you will be comfortable with doing. If you need a crest etc we may be able to post embroideries / printed fabric images or email some of these to you. 

Helpful info may be gleaned here  http://aussieheroquilts.blogspot.com/2019/07/information-post-for-those-that-sew-for.html  I look forward to seeing the photos of completed quilts and LBs when they are ready to post off. 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE copy the ENTIRE line if you wish to nominate for a quilt or laundry bag.  

For example…. 

Marvel Theme. Ironman     M       LB      1 

This is really important to make sure that neither you nor I copy the wrong number which could lead to me giving you the wrong details for specific request.  If you find it hard to copy and paste, please copy the line out as above.  

Decoding The Columns 

The first column is the theme or preferences requested. 

The second column indicates the gender of the recipient. 

The third column is as follows. 

B=both quilt and laundry bag (feel free to nominate to JUST do the laundry bag if you wish) 

Q= just a quilt 

LB = just a laundry bag 

F= female 

M= male 

Please let the Admin crew know if you have any other questions....Just email friendsofahq@gmail.com  

Looking forward to seeing what you want to make this week. Happy stitching! 

Cheers, 

Jan-Maree

P.P.S.  Don't forget to check out AHQ on the Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Random laundry bags - we need some gender neutral random laundry bags please. Some have to go to the West for one of our ships due to deploy and some have to go to Malaysia for troops deploying there for training. Postage will be via a prepaid satchel and I am afraid you will need to be prepared to buy your own satchel please. As a general rule you can fit 2LBs in a small satchel, 6 in a Large Satchel and around 12-13 in an XL satchel.  No crests are needed for these. In fact, it is easier for me to allocate the bags where they are needed if they are NOT service specific. They can be any theme with a patch for initials. Please remember the special thing about our bags is that each bag is different. Once your bag/s are completed please take a photo of them, preferably a bulk photo please, and make sure you include a letter from yourself as well. In most cases I will send you a copy of an Aussie Hero Quilts letter to be included with each bag too. If you are happy to make some random bags please simply advise how many you would like to make and I will advise where they need to be posted. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE GOODIES WITH THE BAGS		LB	1
RAAF crest, Dark blue with Airfield Engineering Wombat Logo in middle alongside HQME logo. Text "OP ACCORDION 2026" at the bottom. (We can supply the two logos printed {and text if required})	M	Q	2
Dragon Ball Z	M	Q	3
Space invaders, Pacman or Donkey Kong on a dark background	M	LB	4
Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, Army Cavalry/Armoured Corps focus Op Linesman coin Small UN flag, (We can provide Rising Sun. corps badges, UN flag & printed image of coin, If you would like silhouettes for Cavalry and Tanks for Armoured for applique, please just ask)	M	LB	5
Navy Crest, ANZAC themed, small UN flag Clerical work - perhaps the microsoft paperclip with eyes (easy to google) RAN focus, Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide Navy Crest, UN flag & printed image of the coin)	F	LB	6
Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, RAE badge /EOD badge, Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide Rising Sun, RAE and EOD badges & printed coin)	M	LB	7
RAAF Crest, ANZAC themed, RAAF security forces focus, Airfield Defence Guard, can provide photos printed on fabric Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide RAAF Crest & printed coin)	M	LB	8
Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, Army Cavalry/Armoured Corps focus Op Linesman coin UN flag (We can provide Rising Sun, corps badges & printed coin image))	M	Q	9
Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, Army Engineer/EOD focus, Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide Rising Sun, corps badges & printed coin image))	M	Q	10
RAAF Crest, ANZAC themed, RAAF security forces focus Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide RAAF Crest & printed coin image)	M	Q	11
Surfs Up Movie Themed	M	Q	12
Miffy (rabbit cartoon) Navy White Ensign flag	M	B	13
Morobe Flag/Emblem - PNG Province (Morobe) Flag	M	B	14
NAVY badge HMAS Melville badge Australian Antarctic Program badge Hydrographer/Survey, Fishing (Barramundi), Blue and white (We can provide Navy badge, HMAS Melville badge, printed Australian Antarctic Program badge and 6 images provided for inspiration or for printing)	M	B	15
Blue and White colours MWGU logo Weather and ocean theme, Snowboarding, Groodle (2 images supplied), Sydney Roosters  (We can provide the MGWU logo and dog images)	M	Q	16
Rising Sun with dates Army/Australian/Malaysian themed (We can provide the Rising Sun with dates)	M	B	17
Rising Sun with details, Corp Badges for Artillery and Military Police, Army theme Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons (We can provide the Rising Sun and badges)	M	Q	18
Rising Sun, RAAF and Navy badges,  Joint service themed. Hobbies are watching Formula 1, playing golf and Four-wheel Driving. (We can supply the Service badges)	M	Q	19
Lord of the Rings	M	LB	20
RAAF badge 36SQN badge C17 And Brisbane Broncos themed (We can provide the RAAF badge, 36SQN crest & silhouette C17 for applique)	M	B	21
RAAF badge Blue 36SQN C17 (We can provide the RAAF badge, 36SQN crest, silhouette C17 for applique)	M	B	22
RAAF badge 36SQN badge 1SQN badge Australian Flag or Southern cross (We can provide the RAAF badge, 36SQN & 1SQN badges)	M	B	23
Rainbow and Blue themed Hobby of running	M	B	24
Cricket/travel	M	Q	25
Text "BEECH 1/26" on the Quilt and Laundry Bag. Pink/Blue/Green Colours Union Jack flag 36SQN Stallion Unicorn (We can provide the emb text, 36SQN badge, 36SQN stallion image, C17 silhouette for applique)	M	B	26
Spice Girls/Girl Power. Pastel Pink, blue, yellow	M	LB	27
F1 McLarin Car Racing Orange, Black, White	M	LB	28
Farm with Fox/Kelpie Dog Straw colours	M	LB	29
How to Train Your Dragon Black	M	LB	30
Interests are Bicycles, Aeroplanes Canoeing Orienteering. Likes bright greens.	M	Q	31
Essendon (AFL) Mighty Ducks Dachshund (sausage dogs).	M	Q	32
Essendon Bombers (AFL Team) Red, black	M	Q	33
2007 RuneScape Newcastle Knights USA Cats Red, white, blue	M	B	34
2007 RuneScape Lord of the Rings Star Wars Back to the Future Gold, black and a little blue	M	B	35
RAAF badge 2 SQN and 100 SQN badges Aircraft in general in particular E7, P51Mustang & Hudson Cricket Golf (We can provide RAAF badge and the 2 and 100 SQN crests)	M	B	36
Sailing Golf NRL Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Cooking pizza Aircraft P3, Hercules, E7, classic Hornet Aqaba Wadi Rum, Petra Blue, White, Black	M	B	37
Dogs Beach Margaritas Travelling Giraffes the ocean (including scuba diving) Pastel Green, Pastel Pink, Pastel Purple, Pastel Blue	F	Q	38
Rock climbing Animation Mountains Paintball Snowboarding Beach, sand dunes Blue, grey, white.	M	B	39
Music Guitar and drums Camping Motorbikes Star Wars War Hammer Black, red, blue	M	Q	40
Surfing Hiking Football (soccer) Green	F	B	41
Brisbane Broncos/NRL ANZAC Maroon, Gold, Black, White, Red	M	B	42
RAAF themed design RAAF badge Blue and green	M	B	43
The Witcher (can provide 2 embroideries) PlayStation, 4WDing. Predominately blue, silver, or black.	M	LB	44
Dungeons and Dragons Black, Gold, White	M	LB	45
Brisbane Broncos if available 1988 Logo Maroon, White, Gold	M	LB	46
Parramatta Eels Yellow, Blue,	M	LB	47
Blue Staffy Dog Green	M	LB	48
RAAF badge with details List of Operations: We can provide as an embroidered patch Blackhawk helicopter with some poppies and the words 'Lest We Forget" Australian War themes If possible, the older desert camo colour would be great Rifles - F88, MP7, Glocks. (We can provide: RAAF badge with details emb text of Operations. Text Lest We Forget, silhouette of Blackhawk, older desert camo, silhouettes of the 3 rifles)	M	Q	49
RAAF badge Units: 35, 36, 37, 75 SQN List of Operations (We can provide the RAAF badge, SQN crests and emb list of Operations)	M	Q	50
RAN badge with service details RAN themed Premature birth ribbon somewhere on the quilt. (We can provide the Navy badge with service details and we can print 8 family images to be included on quilt)	M	Q	51
RAAF badge with details Dogs- Jack Russell and other terriers Nature (We can provide the RAAF badge with details)	M	Q	52
RAAF badge 'RAAF Roundel Symbol of a PC/Networks/Keyboard North Queensland Cowboys Australian Flag Initials or names of family (We can provide the RAAF badge & Roundel and family names/initials)	M	B	53
Mad Max Milwaukee Drill Tool Red, White	M	LB	54
Sailor Jerry Red, Blue, White:	M	LB	55
Black Lab & Blue Heeler Blue, White	M	LB	56
Brisbane Broncos Maroon, Yellow, White,	M	LB	57
Brisbane Broncos Maroon, Yellow, White:	M	LB	58
Loves greens F1, Super Car racing Soccer	M	Q	59
Rising Sun 3CER symbol SOER symbol EOD symbol Desert theme with some hills in the background. Served in Afghanistan (We can provide the Rising sun and symbols)	M	Q	60
Rising Sun RAAC (Cavalry) Army theme Loves heavy metal bands (Metallica, Slipknot, Linkin Park and Rammstein) Fast cars Watching TV & movies Reading History (We can provide the Rising Sun badge and RAAC badge)	M	Q	61
Rising Sun Army/ ANZAC theme Ammo Tech badge with number below (We can supply the Rising Sun & Ammo Tech badge)	M	Q	62
Rising Sun RAAC badge Army themed including tanks (We can provide the Rising sun and Corps badge)	M	Q	63
Chicken Jo' character from Surfs Up Yellow, Purple	M	LB	64
Fish, Barra, Marlin Broncos Logo Blue, Green	M	LB	65
Around the World Blue, Red, Silver	M	LB	66
Bruce Lee, Ninja Black, White	M	LB	67
Tropical Design Cocktails Golden Retrievers Turquoise, Lime Green, Orange	F	LB	68
RAAF badge (3 roles held whilst in service - Military Working Dog Handler, Ground Support Equipment Mechanic and Personnel Capability Officer). Loves Lego (mainly castles) Magic The Gathering card game and Viking heritage. Has a project car, 1989 BMW E30 convertible which has strong sentimental value. (Photo available of the car) Loves his beer too. (We can provide RAAF badge, images of car)	M	Q	69
RAAF badge Loadmaster Brevet WOFF Rank (RAAF), C-17A C-27J HMAS Canberra. (We can provide the RAAF badge, Loadmaster Brevet, WOFF rank, Badge for HMAS Canberra & images of aircraft for applique)	M	Q	70
RAN badge HMAS Newcastle crest United Nations flag South Sudan Flag Deployment text details Love something that shows the desert, the sun and the sea Loves the original movie the Lion King and Simba (We can provide RAN badge, ships crest, United Nations flag, South Sudan flag, emb deployment details)	F	Q	71
Navy badge NRL Cronulla Sharks, Family picture (image available) French Bulldogs (images available) and beer. Blue colour theme (We can provide the Navy badge and images supplied)	M	Q	72
Rising Sun Skippy badge Army theme that reflects infantry units 5 RAR, 2 RAR, 5/6 RVR and 6 RAR. (We can provide the Rising Sun, Skippy and unit badges. The colour patches are easy to piece together. We can provide images of them.)	M	Q	73
One Piece (Japanese manga series) Orange, Blue, White:	F	LB	74
Wallabies Rugby Union Team Green, Gold.	M	LB	75
Ocean Mountains	M	LB	76
Coke Zero Red and black	F	LB	77
Formula 01 - Red bull Oracle Team (fan of Max Verstappen) Colours - Dark Blue, Red, Yellow, Black & White.	F	LB	78
RAAF badge  C-130 Hercules, closest to their heart P8 Poseidon F/A-18 Hornet. (We can provide the RAAF badge silhouettes of C130, P8 Poseidon and FA 18 Hornet)	M	Q	79
Hobbies & Interests: DJR (Dick Johnson Racing) fan with the Green's Tuff era Bathurst Enthusiast - drives & camps there every year Mini LS 1275 - Hi Ho Silver - 1978 - this vehicle is getting restored Mini Mokes - another project for his retirement Motorbikes  Malvin Star dragstar - has restored a couple Loves Dr Who's Tardis Restored Honda CB 354 - motor bike Enjoys relaxing with a beer - lately it's been Single Fin by Gages Road (WA local beer) Enjoys a scotch and cola Zero Always has a 1.25ltr Cola Zero in his hands lol	M	Q	80
Rising Sun RAAF badge Over the 26 years served in the Army in RAAOC (Ordnance Corps) Also in the RAAF if the design could reflect this it would be appreciated. (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAAF badge and RAAOC badge)	F	Q	81
Sailing Rugby union Sydney swans.	M	Q	82
RAAF badge Aircraft these can be silhouettes C130H Hercules (36SQN) Seahawk Helicopter (816SQN) FA18 Hornet (2OCU) C130J Hercules (37SQN) Units 36SQN 816SQN (Navy) Australia’s Federation Guard 2OCU 37SQN HQ Air Mobility Group (We can provide the RAAF badge, unit badges Federation Guard badge and silhouettes of aircraft for applique)	M	Q	83
Call of Duty warzone Pink	F	LB	84
Naruto (character in Japanese manga series)	M	LB	85
Cookie Monster Theme (Sesame Street)	M	LB	86
Movies (Lion King, Little Mermaid, Top Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean) Cows Sharks Wallabies & Brumbies (Union Rugby) Anything pink Play on my last Name	F	LB	87
Old school Mad Max theme (image can be provided)	M	LB	88
RAAF badge RAAF colours and theme (We can provide the RAAF badge)	M	Q	89
Rising Sun RAEME Navy badge Submariner Dolphins Brisbane Broncos Port Adelaide Football Club Cycling Surfing (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAEME badge, Navy badge and Dolphins badge)	M	Q	90
Rising Sun Skippy badge 1RAR RAAF badge Fishing Cronulla Sharks Cricket Beer (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAAF badge, Skippy badge)	M	Q	91
Rising Sun with member and grandfather’s details 1st Armoured Regiment hat badge Tank Soldier, Late Grandfather also Tank Soldiers. A cricket fanatic Volunteer firefighter with the CFA. Whatever design a wonderful volunteer comes up with would be amazing! (We can provide the Rising Sun with details, 1st Armoured Regiment badge & silhouette of tank for applique)	M	Q	92
Ocean Mountains Skiing	M	Q	93
Rising Sun Army theme Logistics (storeman) Loves green Motorcycles (sports bikes like Hondas) Golf Home-brew beer (We can provide the Rising Sun)	M	Q	94
Rising Sun RASIGS OP Slipper OP Bel Isi Bougainville I have three children and three grandchildren (names supplied) and they have all played an important part in my journey. Recognition of family support (We can supply the Rising Sun, RASIGs badge, emb list of deployments and list of family names. These can be embroidered if requested)	F	Q	95
RAAF badge with service details 37SQN 1SQN (fighting first) Currently serving in 36SQN 2 children he adores. Loves our German Shephard Anything around these would be prefect. (We can provide the RAAF badge, SQN crests and family images)	M	Q	96
Big heavy metal fan- Slipknot, Nirvana, Pantera, Metallica, Beastie boys Loves the Simpsons- Mr Sparkle 90s related - Comic books, He man, Sonic the hedgehog	M	Q	97
Sydney Roosters	M	B	98
Newcastle Knights	M	Q	99
Race car themed	M	Q	100