Good
morning, Another week of interesting requests and designs to create. Can you take on a quilt or laundry bag project this week? 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 to. 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 goes 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 in 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
p.s. Given that there’s been so much delay with the mail over this year or so I am wondering if those who’ve used a Aus Post pre-paid satchel could check the Aus Post tracker https://auspost.com.au/mypost/track/#/search to determine if the parcel has been delivered. If not, we have the opportunity to request Aus Post follow up the whereabouts of the item…but only if the tracking number (see the pink detachable sticker on the satchels) has been kept.
To that end, please always keep the pink tracking sticker and ask
the Post Office to scan the parcel’s details when it is dropped it off; please
also request a printed tracking receipt.
I have an Aus Post app on
my phone and, scanning the QR code on each satchel using the smart phone
camera, all I have to do is type in the name of the recipient and I can track
the parcel via my phone. https://auspost.com.au/about-us/about-our-site/australia-post-app
I’ve love to hear the
outcome of these checks and share success tips. If tracking assistance needed to chase up the whereabouts
of any missing item please check in with your post office....they should be scanning every parcel posted in a prepaid satchel.
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 12-15 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 12 November – thank you!!!
The post
by date for all other Requests on this list is 27 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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