Monday 25 March 2019

Aussie Hero Quilts - Requests 25th March, 2019

Hi all,

Jan-Maree is not yet back in the boss’s chair. I would like to thank everyone for your patience, support and encouragement.


PLENTY OF REQUESTS

Thanks to those of you who have already put up your hands to send laundry bags to Townsville. However, we still need lots more bags to be made for this project over the next few months. Fiona has reported that packages of LBs have started arriving in her mail.

We also have plenty of other requests. If you are able to take on an extra quilt or laundry bag in the next couple of months or so that would be a great help.  

Some of these requests have been on the list for a while. It would be nice to clear them. Please think about it. While some of the requests may look complex, you don’t have to do everything that is asked for. The items listed in a request are intended to give you an idea of what interests the recipient so you can make the quilt meaningful for him or her.


Now on with this week’s request list…. 

Please, please, please read this preamble each week as the info does change. I am receiving a lot of questions from people who have not read this info so you would make it easier for me too if you took a few minutes to read it.

PRIORITY QUILTS

We have had a few urgent late requests submitted since last week. These need to be done as soon as possible if they are to reach the recipients in time.
Quilts 2 -8 inclusive must be in the mail NO LATER THAN 8 APRIL. There is no leeway. It would be great if you could take one of these on please.

The post by date for ALL other items on this list is 29 April please.  

PLEASE note the date and let me know if you have any problems getting your quilt/LB away on time. 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.

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 follows…  

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

The last column with the number is a simple registration number for me to use… it is only relevant for this week only and will change if the request is still on the list next week. Once you have received the recipient’s details you will need to use those to refer to the recipient from then on if need be.

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.
  
If you don’t understand what people are asking for or where to get some of the bits and pieces, then please ask me but the following might also be helpful.

Australian National Flag - you can buy panels at Spotlight – ask for them if you can’t find them.
Afghanistan flag – I can send you one.

Rising Sun, RAAF Crest, Navy Crest, Coat of Arms, RAEME and other badges – ask me about them, I can often send you some to include if your request needs them.

If they want some text and it is too much for you to applique, I may be able to get it embroidered and sent to you to be sewn on the quilt or sewn into it.  Just let me know what words you want, what colour fabric and what colour thread… keep it simple please.   Also include your address in the email to save me time please.

I can help you with football colours and logos of teams etc. Just ask me. Most of the logos are simple or you can just add team names if you want to … team colours are enough also.

Please think about what the request involves before you take it on. Google, ask questions, email me, make sure you can complete it to your satisfaction before you commit to it if possible please.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers
Gail

LAUNDRY BAGS FOR TOWNSVILLE
As many of you know, the troops in Townsville, many of whom had damage to their own homes, rose above and beyond during the Townsville floods to help those in their community who needed it. Now we are going to say thank you.  The Chaplains up there have identified those they would like to give bags to and now it is up to us to make them and send them up.  You will need to post direct to Townsville and the most economic way is via a 3 or 5 kg pre-paid satchel.  You can fit 5-6 bags in a 3kg bag and 12-13 in a 5kg bag.  You will be given the name and address of Fiona, a recipient’s wife in Townsville, and she will collect the LBs and distribute them to the appropriate chaplains.
We need MASCULINE OR GENDER NEUTRAL BAGS, not feminine please.  If you are interested in helping us recognise these troops, please email me. 
M
LB
1
St. George Dragons
M
LB
1
Afghanistan Flag (I can send you one to piece in) and Australian Flag
M
LB
1
West Coast Eagles 
M
LB
1
Broncos QLD 
M
LB
1
VB, XXXX, Great Northern (beer)
M
LB
1
Loves the ocean (both above and below the water); follows Liverpool FC, St George Dragons NRL, Collingwood Magpies AFL; Aussie flag 
M
LB
1
Maroon/White, QLD State of Origin
M
LB
1
Essendon Football Club  - Red and Black, Movements Wagon Wheel (wheel is easy to applique)
M
LB
1
Royal Australian Engineers - Special Operations Engineer Regiment (I can send you a badge), Pineapples, Australian themed
M
B
2
Royal Australian Engineers - Special Operations Engineer Regiment (I can send you a badge), Australian themed
M
B
3
Australian Intelligence Corps - 1st Intelligence Battalion; Pineapples, Australian themed
M
B
4
Royal Australian Engineers - Special Operations Engineer Regiment (I can send you a badge), Sydney Swans, Australian Cattle Dogs
M
B
5
Royal Australian Engineers - Special Operations Engineer Regiment (I can send you a badge), Australian plants, Crossfit
M
B
6
Maroon theme with anything medical.
F
B
7
Afghanistan Flag (I can send you one to piece in) and Australian Flag
M
Q
8
Tongan Flag (easy to piece), with islands
M
Q
9
Lizard, squirrel, sheep, emu, turtle, poodle
F
Q
10
Blue, Black, and White or Silver Poker, Mixed Martial Arts, Touch Football, Babylon 5
M
B
11
Pirate flag (jolly-roger)
M
Q
12
Wombats
F
Q
13
Aussie /afghan flag, FPE-10 (I can send you an Afghan flag, and an embroidered FPE-10 to include)
M
Q
14
Aussie /afghan flag, FPE-10 (I can send you an Afghan flag, and an embroidered FPE-10 to include)
M
Q
15
Aussie /afghan flag, FPE-10 (I can send you an Afghan flag, and an embroidered FPE-10 to include) 
M
Q
16
Aussie /afghan flag, FPE-10 (I can send you an Afghan flag, and an embroidered FPE-10 to include)
M
Q
17
Aussie /afghan flag, FPE-10 (I can send you an Afghan flag, and an embroidered FPE-10 to include)
M
Q
18
Aussie /afghan flag, FPE-10 (I can send you an Afghan flag, and an embroidered FPE-10 to include)
M
Q
19
I'm a petrol head and Alfa Romeo nut so anything with an Alfa theme would be awesome. 
M
Q
20
Royal Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Trade background, Blue Yellow Red, Lightning, Electrical Instruments/tools.
M
Q
21
RAAMC Corps Badge, Rising Sun (I can send you one), Dull Cherry, Royal Blue and Old Gold (RAAMC colours)
M
Q
22
Australian flag; "EAOU - 4    DUBAI"; Melbourne Storm logo
M
Q
23
Thor - The Avengers
M
Q
24
Light blue, surfing
M
Q
25
Electric Blue, Pineapples, Watermelons, Peaches, Apples. 
M
Q
26
Union Jack flag
M
Q
27
Staffys (I can send you photos of his dogs)
M
Q
28
Rugby Union OR tall ships OR Marvel - blue and green,
F
Q
29
Blue and Orange, Marine Aquariums, Hiking and Computer game "Fallout"
M
Q
30
NRL-New South Wales Blues, V8 Supercars
M
Q
31
Pink, Blue, Cars, Ballet 
F
Q
32
Blue and White (Eureka Flag), Penguins, Basketball, Transformers, Wolverine/X-men
M
Q
33
Gaming, "Borderlands" (game) black and red 
M
B
34
One Piece Anime, Pokemon 
M
Q
35
1958 FC Holden Wagon Special. Paint colours White on top Dark Blue on bottom. Surf board on the roof
M
Q
36
Red and green Rabbitohs
M
Q
37
North Qld Cowboys
M
Q
38
Yellow, blue, food, gym or dogs (Pugs, Bulldogs, Boxers, Corgi)
M
Q
39
NRL Warriors football team
F
Q
40
Computer Games (Fallout, Half Life, Borderlands and Baldur's Gate are favourites) OR
Comic Books (Batman, Wolverine, Judge Dredd are favourites)
The colour Blue
Boxer Dogs
M
Q
41
Brisbane Broncos (power) Retro 1988 NRL Jersey
M
Q
42
Aussie Flag, SOTG symbol (I can print for you) RAEME Badge- IRAQ flag
M
Q
43
Gold Coast Suns AFL Team, Beaches, Surf, Sun, Beach
M
Q
44
UN flag (I can send you a UN flag to incorporate)
M
Q
45
West Coast Eagles, Ocean, Aussie Flag, SOTG symbol, RAAOC Supply pennant (really easy to applique, picture available)
M
Q
46
Army, Anzac, a camel for memory of the deployment
F
Q
47
ST George Illawarra Dragons - NRL
M
Q
48
Shades of green, Red Cross/Crescent, "Kabul", Australian flag 
F
B
49
Red, white, blue, poppies, background of soldier, Army logo, Australian flag, "Afghanistan 2018-19"
M
Q
50
Australian Army/Iraq
M
B
51
Motorcycles, Cricket, Rugby, Cycling, Darts
M
Q
52
Beach, sunshine, palm trees, great white sharks 
M
Q
53
I would like the RAAF bomb disposal badge (I can send you one) and a red roo silhouette or the Aussie flag 
F
Q
54
Coat of Arms (I can send you one)  RED kangaroo silhouette, Poppies, ANZAC theme 
M
Q
55
Aussie Flag, South Sudan Flag, UN flag (I can send you the UN emblem)
M
Q
56
Retro Gaming eg. Space Invaders/Pacman etc, Travel, Middle East/Egypt, Texas/USA
M
B
57
Broncos QLD 
M
Q
58
Favourite game is soccer, favourite team is Aston Villa in England (colours are sky blue and maroon).  Prefers darker colours: dark blue, burgundy, dark green.  Very interested in defence aircraft.  If ANY of those things could be included it would be fantastic.
M
Q
59
Thor, Avengers
M
B
60
Gym, Powerlifting, Star Wars, Sci-Fi. Anything to do with powerlifting would be perfect and much appreciated (making the blanket look like an Eleiko 25kg powerlifting plate would be sensational).
M
B
61
AUSCAM Design, Australian Flag, RAEME logo (I can send you one), Red poppies (Remembrance Day). I am quite tall so if it can be made slightly larger in would be appreciated.
M
Q
62
I’m an AFL football lover. North Melb Kangaroos are my team and passion. I also love spots and stripes. 
F
Q
63
Pink or purple. I am not fussed with pattern.  
F
Q
64
RAN crest (I can send you one), USS Pinckney side number is 91 2019/20
plus Australian theme please 
M
B
65
Flamingos
M
Q
66
Anything Viking, Norse mythology themed (runes perhaps?) with TAJI 8 2019 and Skippy badge (I can send you these)
M
Q
67
Purple, dark blue, dogs (especially Kelpies and Border Collies), The Phantom comics, Doctor Who, fountain pens, anchors, Greek and Roman history  
M
Q
68
Colourful patterns (in colour order), "OP ACCORDIAN 2019" written with a Rising Sun badge (I can send you one)
F
B
69
TAJI 8, Skippy badge (I can send you these), "IRAQ 2019", Australian and Iraqi flags (I can send you the middle section of the Iraqi flag to piece in)
M
Q
70
AUST Flag, ASLAV, Afghanistan, Essendon AFL, Scuba diving
M
B
71
Aussie theme - Cattle dog, native animals, native flowers, Rising Sun (I can send you one), dark green border. 
M
Q
72
Dark sable German Shepherds with "Kaos" captioned, Rising Sun (I can send you one). Would like three initials on LB please 
M
B
73
Colours: Mustard/Grey/dusty pink, with lots of short haired Dachshund dogs.
M
Q
74
Poppies, Kangaroo (like on our patches), Coat of arms (I can send you one) and words "Operation Highroad - Task Group Afghanistan 2019" Can it please be Australian and Afghanistan themed. 
F
Q
75
RAADC Corps Badge, Rising Sun (I can send you one), Burnt orange, Brisbane Lions AFL 
M
Q
76
Sunflowers and Black and Tan Sausage Dogs please.
F
Q
77
VB, XXXX, Great Northern (beer)
M
Q
78
Loves board games. Plays AFL for the Army.
She is from Melbourne.
F
B
79
Aqua with flamingos
F
Q
80
Pink/ Light orange/yellow theme, Rising Sun (I can send you one), Rugby ball, Llama,
Frangipanis
F
Q
81
Turquoise, sky blue, Stand up paddle boarding
F
B
82
Sky blue with some white and purple, a windmill, boab tree (Aussie scenery theme if possible please)
F
B
83
Azure Kingfisher
M
B
84
Animal theme, German Shepherd short-hair, sable colour
F
Q
85
Sydney, Australian Flag, Kangaroo
M
Q
86
Canberra ACT
M
B
87
Middle east theme, Rising Sun (I can send you one), "JMCO MER - ROTO 36", "One Team One Dream"
F
Q
88
Red, White and Blue
Football, surfing, Star Wars, bacon
M
B
89
Signals Corps badge, the Rising Sun (I can send you these).  Signal Corps colours. Sky blue, dark blue and green…. as an overall theme with little splashes of purple
poppies or something would be ok but not a solid red base if possible. 
M
Q
90
Australian theme: Australian flag, windmill, red desert, beach, boab tree. Rising Sun badge (I can send you one)
F
LB
91
Blue, reef, fish, sailing, diving
M
B
92
Orange material with red Poppies in centre of Quilt. Laundry bag to match please with three initials
F
Q
93
Dachshunds, Aussie Flag, FPE11 2019
M
Q
94
Essendon Football Club  - Red and Black, Movements Wagon Wheel (wheel is easy to applique)
M
Q
95
Orange colour with Poppies as the centre pattern - "Lest We Forget"
F
Q
96
Maroon/White, QLD State of Origin
M
Q
97
Farm animals/ machinery 
F
B
98
Blue and white colours, medical, squares
F
Q
99
Something that depicts RAAF, camels etc. Please include deployment dates  
F
Q
100


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