Hi all
9 weeks till the AHQ Thank you weekend including 15th Anniversary Dinner. Have you got your tickets yet?
Saturday Bus Trip – Meet Our Special Tour Guide! 🚌
This year, our Saturday bus trip comes with an
extra special bonus — we have the pleasure of welcoming a very special tour
guide!
Many of you may recognise Samantha A, who
has been a past AHQ recipient, a guest speaker at our Friday night gathering at
Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), a wonderful supporter of Aussie Hero
Quilts, and our tour guide for last year’s visit to ADFA accommodation.
Samantha has a wealth of knowledge about the
Canberra region and is looking forward to sharing some of that knowledge with
us and adding a few extra stories and insights along the way.
We’re very lucky to have Samantha joining us again,
and we’re sure she’ll make our Saturday adventure even more memorable! 🇦🇺💙
Who knows what interesting Canberra secrets she might uncover for us along the way!
Fair Winds & Following Seas
120 laundry bags were packed up and posted on
Friday afternoon, bound for a ship preparing for an upcoming deployment. 🇦🇺⚓️
Each bag carries a little piece of home and a whole
lot of care from our incredible Aussie Hero Quilts volunteers.
May they have fair winds and following seas
and may finding their laundry be one of the easiest challenges they face while
they’re away from home.
PRIORITIES
Requests number 1– 19 are the priority requests for this week for multiple reasons:
- -the last of their group,
- -compassionate reasons,
- -currently deployed but cannot receive their parcels whilst overseas so we would like them to receive them shortly after their return home.
It would be good to get these done and to their recipients.
As always, all requests are listed in priority order. There are some 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 22 September 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.
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Rising Sun with Rank, Name, PMKeys & Op
details |
M |
B |
1 |
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Camping / oceans |
M |
Q |
2 |
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Operation Mazurka 2026 |
M |
B |
3 |
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Operation Mazurka 59B |
F |
B |
4 |
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Operation Mazurka badge 2026 |
M |
B |
5 |
|
Operation Mazurka badge 2026 |
M |
B |
6 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
7 |
|
Operation Mazurka Rot 59B 2026 |
M |
B |
8 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
9 |
|
Operation Mazurka badge 2026 |
M |
B |
10 |
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Operation Mazurka badge 2026, Rot 59B |
M |
B |
11 |
|
Operation Mazurka badge 2026 |
M |
B |
12 |
|
Operation Mazurka badge 2026 |
M |
B |
13 |
|
Operation Mazurka badge 2026 |
M |
B |
14 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
B |
15 |
|
Rising Sun with details Jul 2026 - Jan 2027 |
M |
B |
16 |
|
Rising Sun with details Jul 2026 - Jan 2027 |
M |
B |
17 |
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Rock climbing |
M |
B |
18 |
|
RAAF Crest |
M |
Q |
19 |
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A quilt featuring the sandworm from the Dune
series |
M |
B |
20 |
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A quilt featuring Tatooine (Star Wars) when they
are pod racing. |
M |
B |
21 |
|
Viking Ship |
M |
B |
22 |
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Dog themed, featuring Golden Retriever/Labrador
mix, and Staffy breeds |
M |
Q |
23 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
24 |
|
RAAF badge |
M |
Q |
25 |
|
Rising Sun with details, |
M |
Q |
26 |
|
HMAS Melbourne (R21) and USS Frank E. Evans
collision related. (Perhaps one side for each ship on LB) |
M |
LB |
27 |
|
Warhammer 40k (Adeptus Mechanicus) |
M |
B |
28 |
|
Fishing themed, specifically Flathead or Marlin |
M |
Q |
29 |
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Interests are Bicycles, |
M |
Q |
30 |
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Red themed with blue heeler dogs |
M |
Q |
31 |
|
Red bull Formula One racing team (Red, yellow
& blue) |
M |
Q |
32 |
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Rising Sun, |
M |
Q |
33 |
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Goannas |
M |
Q |
34 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
35 |
|
Navy badge |
M |
Q |
36 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
37 |
|
RAAF badge |
M |
Q |
38 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
39 |
|
RAAF badge |
M |
Q |
40 |
|
RAN class |
F |
B |
41 |
|
Sydney Swans Theme |
M |
Q |
42 |
|
A big King's Crown on black background with
surname |
M |
B |
43 |
|
Frigates and Patrol Boats |
F |
LB |
44 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
45 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
46 |
|
Rising Sun |
F |
Q |
47 |
|
RAAF badge with service details |
M |
Q |
48 |
|
Big heavy metal fan- Slipknot, Nirvana, Pantera,
Metallica, Beastie boys |
M |
Q |
49 |
|
Sailfish |
M |
Q |
50 |
|
Red bull Ampol racing |
M |
Q |
51 |
|
Battleship - the movie |
M |
LB |
52 |
|
Isuzu Dmax theme (car/vehicle) |
M |
B |
53 |
|
Rising Sun with personal details |
M |
Q |
54 |
|
RAAF crest |
F |
Q |
55 |
|
Brisbane Broncos |
M |
Q |
56 |
|
Navy crest |
M |
Q |
57 |
|
Port Adelaide AFL |
M |
Q |
58 |
|
LB - Aviation Themed |
M |
Q |
59 |
|
Navy & RAAF Crests, 2 SQN Crest, Wedgetail
Aircraft, RAN theme |
M |
LB |
60 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
M |
LB |
61 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
M |
LB |
62 |
|
RAAF Crest, 87SQN & 2SQN crests |
F |
B |
63 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
M |
B |
64 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
F |
B |
65 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
M |
Q |
66 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
M |
Q |
67 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
F |
B |
68 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
F |
B |
69 |
|
Lightening McQueen from Cars |
M |
Q |
70 |
|
Toy Story Themed |
M |
Q |
71 |
|
Australian Flag |
M |
Q |
72 |
|
Navy & RAAF Crests, 2 SQN Crest, Wedgetail
Aircraft, RAN theme |
M |
LB |
73 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
F |
B |
74 |
|
RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2
Squadron themed |
M |
LB |
75 |
|
Toy Story / Woody and Buzz themed |
M |
Q |
76 |
|
RAAF crest |
M |
LB |
77 |
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Hawthorn Hawks/Ships Theme |
M |
Q |
78 |
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Super Mario Bros Theme |
M |
Q |
79 |
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Masters of the Universe (He-Man) Theme |
M |
B |
80 |
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Lilies (the flower) |
M |
Q |
81 |
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Sunflowers |
F |
Q |
82 |
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Bunny Rabbits |
M |
Q |
83 |
