Good morning, Another week and for those of us who’ve been separated from family and friends we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and reconnect. If you’d like to connect with a Member of our ADF to say thanks for their service by way of creating a quilt and/or laundry bag please EMAIL friendsofAHQ@gmail.com and Catherine or I will be pleased to assist you with the Recipient’s details. Hope to hear from you soon.
Don’t forget to check out the details for
next year’s 10th Anniversary Thank You Dinner? It will be
an awesome time of Aussie Hero quilting fun and enjoyment. Hotel and Event tickets may be secured via the Home Page of the AHQ blog site. BOOK NOW!!!
Every volunteer welcome to attend - this weekend is for you!
Do you like to sew Laundry Bags? We are
supporting an army team abroad by way of
supplying laundry bags. If you are keen to sew bags for this group,
please email friendsofAHQ@gmail.com for
the dispatch address - THANK YOU!!!!
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.
Thanks
also go to our wonderful volunteer Embroidery team who create exquisite
embroideries of Corps and Service crests….If the Recipient requests this
inclusion we can arrange one to be sent to you for piecing or applique.
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, Ben, Pamela, Chloe and
Veronica
P.P.S. Don't
forget to check out AHQ on the Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
POST BY
DATE
PRIORITY Requests – Quilts 16 -32 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 6 November – thank you!!!
The post
by date for all other Requests on this list is 20 November 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...it seems mail delays will be part of life for some time to come. 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. There
are a few unloved requests that have been lingering - if you can help with one of these
please email me .....mostly early numbers on the list.
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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