Good morning,
I
hope everyone has had a Happy Easter. I
went out to lunch with my sons and girlfriend on Saturday but apart from that
my weekend was very quiet as my husband is overseas for a few weeks. I managed to get some extra sewing done, with a
little chocolate to keep up my energy, of course.
You
will see that the list is a little short this week but hopefully next week it
will look a little healthier. We should have had a list from HMAS Sydney last
week. Hopefully we will have it this week but in the meantime there are still 35
quilts and 15 laundry bags that need making so hopefully one of those will get
your creative juices flowing.
I
have been working on a quilt this weekend and thought I would share the design as
I have had some feedback asking for more designs. Now I am not kidding myself. There are
sooooo many of you out there who are much more creative with designs than me
but you are the ones that don’t need any help. The designs I am sharing here
are deliberately simple. I don’t have
time to sew fiddly designs so simple it has to be for me. I also know that a
few people have told me that they find it difficult to decide what to do when
the requests as for patches and crests.
Hopefully my designs will give you some ideas.
As
always though, please let me know of you have any questions or feedback.
This request asked for two crests, two lots of text and also listed a few hobbies. Some were suitable to be included as appliques and others could be covered with themed fabric. I rarely use cornerstones but this time it felt right. The squares coloured blue are on Navy blue homespun and after I trimmed the embroideries down I was able to use the leftover fabrics to cut the cornerstones. Here at HQ we use lots of donated fabrics so can’t always have exactly what we need to make all the sashing etc so you can see with this quilt I have coloured some of the sashing green. I will be using two colours of fabric for the sashing. Colouring the quilt design makes it easy for me to remember what I am doing.
For
info, I use 5mm grid paper and in my designs each grid equates to 2 inches.
Hope you find that helpful.
Now, here is the request list for this week. Happy hunting. I hope you can find something that tickles your fancy.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 15 May 2023 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 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.
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 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 bold below.
CPL Wanda Quilt 8765432
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 and PMKEYS 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 a 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. Don't forget to check out AHQ on the Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
|
UN Flag Disney (the
classic characters, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, Chip n Dale etc) |
M |
B |
1 |
|
Australian Animals
(Dingos, koalas etc), scenery (mountains, oceans etc) flowers (I love tulips,
roses and lavendar). Favourite colour is cardinal red or similar (like a
pinky red). Please include my initials in small font somewhere |
F |
Q |
2 |
|
Camping, running and
mountain biking. Outdoors/forest colour design |
M |
B |
3 |
|
likes animals and is
a dog trainer. He just recently got
his light aircraft pilots licence and likes to fly his drone. |
M |
Q |
4 |
|
RAAF Crest, the
Roundel, 26 SQN crest. RAAF 100 year anniversary patch, RAAF Toowoomba Cadet
Flight Crest, Childrens names and DOB.
Children's photo, some of our iconic
aircraft would be fabulous. |
F |
Q |
5 |
|
RAAF crest, |
M |
Q |
6 |
|
Blue, Sports |
M |
Q |
7 |
|
Red White Blue
Green Gold |
M |
Q |
8 |
|
Blue, sports,
fitness |
M |
Q |
9 |
|
I love Poppies and
anything that signifies my time in Navy as a Chef. |
F |
Q |
10 |
|
a military theme. |
M |
Q |
11 |
|
RAAF crest, RAAF roundel with 2 AFDS badge . (We can
supply the badges and a patch with the deployment details on it) |
M |
B |
12 |
|
RAAF Crest, Medical
caduceus. Camels, P3 Orion Rat catcher
and baby catcher (we can provide the RAAF crest and Caduceus and the
nicknames, Rat Catcher and Baby Catcher can be embroidered)) |
F |
LB |
13 |
|
Rowing |
F |
B |
14 |
|
RAN crest with personal details |
M |
LB |
15 |
|
purple, camping, fishing, reading, cats |
F |
Q |
16 |
|
Brown Cavoodle, beach,
travel and flowers,initials :) |
F |
Q |
17 |
|
Favourite Colour: black |
M |
Q |
18 |
|
Cooking, Camping,
ANZAC/Blue |
F |
Q |
19 |
|
ANZAC / Blue |
M |
Q |
20 |
|
Winter Sports / Blue |
F |
Q |
21 |
|
Canadian Alps (White
and Blue) |
M |
Q |
22 |
|
RAN crest with
personal details, Cronulla Sharks, red kangaroo, white ensign, Australian
flag, Maritime Logisitics badge and WO rank badge (Coat of Arms) MFO Badge |
M |
B |
23 |
|
Pink, yellow and
blue. RAAF crest, OP Okra Air Task Group 630 crest and Australian Flag. I was
deployed during the Afghanistan evacuation so Afghan Evacuation patch
please |
F |
Q |
24 |
|
Rising Sun, RAAOC badge with personal details and RAAF crest with
personal details. Army and RAAF Theme, C17 and poppies. |
F |
Q |
25 |
|
Rising Sun, RACT
Badge, RAADC Badge |
F |
Q |
26 |
|
Mac Miller (American
Rapper), Blues, Cool colours |
M |
Q |
27 |
|
Avatar 2 2023 movie
poster |
M |
B |
28 |
|
Manly Sea Eagles
Colours (burgandy & white) |
M |
B |
29 |
|
Cross fit - any
colours |
M |
B |
30 |
|
St Kilda AFL
football team |
M |
Q |
31 |
|
Rising Sun,
Artillery, East Timor flag (We can provide the badges) |
M |
B |
32 |
|
Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
33 |
|
Rising Sun, RAAOC
Badge, 2/14 LHR and 2 Cav Regt |
M |
LB |
34 |
|
Dark middle eastern
desert colours/patterns like orange, brown etc |
M |
LB |
35 |
|
Lion theme either
Disney Lion King or African Jungle Lion theme or combination of both. Rising
Sun patch and initials. |
M |
LB |
36 |
|
Rising Sun with text
TSE 108 OP Resolute, main theme dogs - has 2 black and white border collies.
Likes any colour either in pastel or brights but especially yellow. (We can provide Rising Sun with text) |
M |
Q |
37 |
|
Golden retriever (I
have a golden retriever called Kobe), Australian Flag, UAE Flag & Rising
Sun. Interest are weightlifting & running. Camel, sand dues and other
middle eastern themed things |
M |
Q |
38 |
|
Rising Sun with
personal details. |
M |
Q |
39 |
|
Rising Sun with
personal details |
M |
B |
40 |
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