Hello .Are you ready to sew? ....We have requests from folk in the Middle East, the pacific, on ships and submarines...all away from home. The quilts and laundry bags you sew provide a touch of colour, comfort and home and of course every stitch with love. These are so much appreciated and also bring a huge morale boost and pick-up when a day has been less than smooth. Thanks go to all our volunteers for the amazing effort and commitment to our ADF!!!!
We also need some help creating Poppy blocks this week. Instructions are on our AHQ Blog - click here for the link >
Also I am wondering abut any volunteers located in or near Bathurst, NSW. We have a lovely AHQ volunteer (aren't they all incredible and lvoely??) moving to this beautiful part of NSW shortly and it would be super to link up with any AHQ sewists there. Let me know :)
Don’t forget our regular blog posts. We will continue to post them onto the
Facebook page. The schedule is :-
Monday – Request List
Tuesday – Gratitude
Friday -
Weekly dispatches
And occasionally additionally posts on other days
so please do keep an eye on the Blog page http://aussieheroquilts.blogspot.com/
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 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 and include only 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.
Cheers
for now,
Clarissa
and Catherine
Essential info and weekly updates .....
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. You may find your query is answered by me or one of the admin
crew – we are here to support you. We will be ‘on duty’ in rotation.
A
reminder , when you are ready to post the quilt or
laundry bag you’ve created, please use the PMKeyS number given you in any
correspondence with the admin team. This helps the volunteer admin
team keep a track of what’s been sent etc. The PMKeys number is
included in the address details we supply for your recipient
e.g. the 7 digit number in red below. Also, please use the
Aussie Heroes P O 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
CPL
Wanda Quilt 8765432
TG
3456
AFPO
XX
ADF
Sydney
NSW 2890
Don’t
forget to take a photo of your completed craft, email to AHQ with the name and
PMKeyS of the recipient and we can include in the Weekly Dispatches blog and
also 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 a AHQ supplied prepaid satchel please kindly use the
AHQ 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.
Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags)
PO Box 248
Cherrybrook NSW 2126
as
the Return / From address on the reverse and also please hold on to the
Tracking number – 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.
As
aforementioned I will respond to your emails when you respond to select a quilt
or laundry bag to sew. But please don’t delay, make your selection,
send your email through, say “Hi” and let me know what you’d like to
sew this week.
Wishing
everyone a super week of sewing.
Clarissa,
Alex, Courtney, Lisa, Kylie, Catherine, Jan-Maree, Chloe and Veronica
P.P.S. Don't
forget to check out AHQ on the Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
POST
BY DATE
PRIORITY QUILTS – Quilts 49 – 63 are on the must get done list this week. Can
you help? – I’d love your help getting these on their way to forever
homes? We need to have these quilts in the mail by 29 July – thank
you!!!
The
post by date for all other Requests on this list is 15 August 2021 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. I realise Covid lockdowns are a spanner in
the sewing machine!! And again we must
expect mail delays. 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,
thank you.
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…
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
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