Well I had a good weekend. Cath Hpr, Bel P, Jenny D and Kristie H (left to right in the pic below) all accompanied me to the Invictus Games training camp to present the laundry bags to the team members. I can honestly say that the bags were very warmly received. One team member told me this was the highlight of her experience so far. Another was quite emotional when she was given hers. I must say I did not mind receiving some lovely big hugs as they were handed out. Someone had to take one (or a few) for the team!
Priority Requests
Requests
number 1 to 7 inclusive are quilts and bags for members serving on overseas
deployments. Nos 1 and 2 are still on the list from last week and they still have
a short time frame as mail is very slow these days. I suspect that the recipients
will have to have their quilts posted to them when they get home, but I would
love to get all these quilts underway as soon as possible. If you can help out,
please send an email.
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 11 September 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 but please include at least 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
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Outback Australia,
Northern Territory, sunsets, beers, akubra, camping and dogs |
F |
Q |
1 |
|
Would love a
Canberra Raiders (NRL) theme or a
country theme please |
M |
Q |
2 |
|
Australian and
Solomon Islands Flags. Tropical Plant/Animals Native to Australia/Solomon
Islands. |
M |
Q |
3 |
|
Risng Sun badge and
RASIGS Badge focused with satellite dishes, tied in to Solomon Islands with
their country. (We can provide the badges) |
M |
Q |
4 |
|
ANZAC/poppy theme
and red cross to represent being a medic. |
F |
Q |
5 |
|
Egyptian
Themed(Pyramids Sphinx etc). MFO Symbol. ARMY RISING SUN. RASIGS BADGE. |
M |
B |
6 |
|
Soccer, Blue with
the Australian Flag and replica of Headquarters Middle East patch (It has tri-service colours in stripes with
a kangaroo silhouette in the middle) |
M |
Q |
7 |
|
English Staffy theme
please. RAN Crest on the bottom of the quilt, with my Service Number and
nickname on it. (we can supply the crest with text) |
M |
Q |
8 |
|
Motorbikes, |
F |
Q |
9 |
|
Star Wars , NFL (USA
National Football League) |
M |
Q |
10 |
|
Green/Black, |
M |
B |
11 |
|
Night Sky theme with
Crescent moon and/or Mountains and Waterfall Theme |
M |
Q |
12 |
|
Holden Commodore,
Essendon AFL, Melbourne Storm NRL - Red/Black/Purple |
M |
Q |
13 |
|
Camping theme, with
4wds on it. Anything to do with landcruisers and patrols and dirtbikes. Would
also like some country singers on it like Luke Combs, Lee kernaghan. Could I have my Service number and nick
name included please. |
M |
Q |
14 |
|
AFL(Carlton Blues) /
Navy theme RAN crest |
M |
Q |
15 |
|
Avatar 2 2023 |
M |
LB |
16 |
|
Anything nature
related or the Perth Scorchers |
M |
Q |
17 |
|
Anime Theme - Dragon
Ball Z, Bleach, Fairy Tale, Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, etc. |
M |
B |
18 |
|
Dungeons &
Dragons (game), Jedi Academy, Warhammer 40000 |
M |
Q |
19 |
|
Brisbane Broncos
(NRL) or Birds |
M |
Q |
20 |
|
RAAF Crest, 34 SQN
crest with text 34SQN |
M |
Q |
21 |
|
RAAF Crest, 34 SQN
crest, with text 34SQN |
M |
Q |
22 |
|
Snow skiing, running
& Siamese cats. Text MLO Sydney on
quilt somewhere. |
F |
Q |
23 |
|
Deadpool (Marvel
comic character) Vs Masterchief (Halo video game character) |
M |
B |
24 |
|
Australian kelpie.
Blue. |
M |
Q |
25 |
|
Diving, underwater |
M |
Q |
26 |
|
Animated movie
"Surf's Up" character Tank Evans (who is a surfing Emperor penguin) |
M |
B |
27 |
|
A mixture of the
followiing please - Disney Pixar Logo, Toy Story, Cars, The
Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Lightyear, Up, Big Hero 6, Moana, |
M |
Q |
28 |
|
German
shepherds |
M |
Q |
29 |
|
Boatswain symbol, or
Australian white ensign with my nick name at the bottom (we can provide a
white ensign |
M |
B |
30 |
|
TV Show – Stranger
things |
F |
Q |
31 |
|
Laundry Bag - Anime Theme - Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Attack on
Titan. |
M |
LB |
32 |
|
Grey, Warhammer 40K
(a tabletop battle game) |
M |
LB |
33 |
|
Black and Gold,
Video games (Halo) |
M |
LB |
34 |
|
Purple, Car Engine
parts, 4wding (79 Series), Spearfishing |
M |
LB |
35 |
|
Navy theme, RAN
crest, anchor and white Ensign. Her favourite colours navy blue and pale
pink. A special photo has been
provided to go on the quilt. |
F |
Q |
36 |
|
Call of Duty
Zombies, Black with Gold highlights
and a small panel with name (we can provide the name panel) |
M |
Q |
37 |
|
Star Wars the clone
wars (Cartoon TV Show) |
M |
Q |
38 |
|
Bag - St Kilda
Football |
M |
Q |
39 |
|
Heinz Ketchup would
like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn
on. |
M |
LB |
40 |
|
Flag Alpha and woud
like name on bag |
M |
Q |
41 |
|
Red, Fast and the Furious
(movies) cars |
M |
LB |
42 |
|
Blue, Toronto Blue
Jays (US Major League Baseball) |
M |
LB |
43 |
|
Red and Blue,
Capybara (large rodent), Melbourne Demons |
M |
LB |
44 |
|
Dark Green,
Mountains, Fjords |
M |
LB |
45 |
|
Newcastle Knights, |
M |
Q |
46 |
|
Navy Blue, Motor
Bikes, Kite Surfing, 4WD |
M |
LB |
47 |
|
Purple, Melbourne
Storm, Lightning Bolts |
M |
LB |
48 |
|
Blue, Sydney
Roosters |
M |
LB |
49 |
|
Black and Silver,
Spartans and Samurai |
M |
LB |
50 |
|
Lime Green and
Charcoal Grey, HALO (videogame) |
M |
LB |
51 |
|
Yellow, Ice Spice
(Female rapper/singer) |
M |
LB |
52 |
|
Tennis, Triathlon or
Racing cars |
M |
LB |
53 |
|
Blue, Capybara
(large rodent), Cronulla Sharks |
M |
LB |
54 |
|
RAN crest and HMAS
STALWART crest/Navy theme and my nickname |
M |
Q |
55 |
|
Navy crest |
M |
Q |
56 |
|
RAN crest, HMAS
Stalwart crests, Nautical Themed and my Title: "MEO" |
M |
Q |
57 |
|
RAN crest, HMAS
Stalwart crest, Boatswains badge- Blue |
M |
Q |
58 |
|
Navy Themed RAN
Crest |
M |
B |
59 |
|
RAN crest, HMAS
Stalwart crest and Chef Theme - Pink |
M |
LB |
60 |
|
Disney Princesses |
M |
Q |
61 |
|
Classic Doctor Who |
M |
B |
62 |
|
Anime themed -
naruto, dragon ball z and demon slayer |
M |
Q |
63 |
|
Dragonball super,
Lord of the rings, Jedi from starwars |
M |
B |
64 |
|
Lord of the Rings |
M |
B |
65 |
|
Killer Whales, Blue,
Clouds |
F |
B |
66 |
|
Collingwood Football
Club |
M |
Q |
67 |
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
basketball team theme, green. |
M |
LB |
68 |
|
Blue powerpuff girl
themed. |
M |
Q |
69 |
|
Underwater Wreck
Diver Theme with surname printed on it somewhere. |
M |
Q |
70 |
|
The Punisher (Marvel Comic character) |
M |
LB |
71 |
|
Meerkats |
M |
Q |
72 |
|
Tiger and Leopard
Print |
M |
Q |
73 |
|
Toy Story and Turtles with first name embroidered |
F |
LB |
74 |
|
Island theme with
dolphins and nick name embroidered |
F |
B |
75 |
|
West Coast Eagles
AFL Team |
M |
B |
76 |
|
Kraken (from Pirates
of the Caribbean) /Sea Monster themed |
M |
B |
77 |
|
Coastal Nautical theme (colours beige, black, navy blue and off-white)
with last name embroidered. |
F |
LB |
78 |
|
Disney, Spirited
Away and Pixar themed with embroidered female name |
M |
Q |
79 |
|
Tennis, Triathlon or
Racing cars would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a
patch to be sewn on. |
M |
Q |
80 |
|
Star Wars Themed |
M |
Q |
81 |
|
Shrek, Cars, and
Giraffe with surname embroidered |
M |
LB |
82 |
|
RAAF Crest , flying
theme, C130H, C-27J, Boeing Business Jet and Falcon 7X. |
M |
LB |
83 |
|
Mixed patchwork
style with a variety of plain pastel colours |
F |
LB |
84 |
|
Collage of Vintage
military Pin - up girls/Poster Art &/Or Military Pop Art (Aircrew themed
with Aircraft) |
F |
LB |
85 |
|
RAAF Crest - RAAF
Flying Theme - Falcon 7X themed (we
can provide the crest) |
M |
LB |
86 |
|
RAAF Crest, RAAF
Flying KC30A, BBJ, Falcon 7x, Cherry Blossoms, Pineapples, Cute baby pigs |
F |
LB |
87 |
|
RAAF Crest. RAAF
Flying BBJ / F7X - Sunflowers / any flowers. |
F |
LB |
88 |
|
Wombats, Sunflowers
& Australian Natives |
F |
LB |
89 |
|
Toy Story/Buzz
Lightyear |
M |
LB |
90 |
|
Beach, Sunset,
Turtles, Blue, Broome/Kimberley |
F |
LB |
91 |
|
Socceroos |
M |
LB |
92 |
|
TV Show, Paw Patrol,
Character Skye, Pink |
M |
LB |
93 |
|
Tractors/Excavators
Theme |
M |
LB |
94 |
|
Theme - Mountains/Alpine |
M |
LB |
95 |
|
Red with Cattle Dogs |
M |
LB |
96 |
|
Cronulla Sharks
theme with team colours |
M |
LB |
97 |
|
LB - White Ensign,
colourful, Winnie the Pooh, request last name on it |
F |
LB |
98 |
|
Pink/Peach/Orange
Tartan, Winnie the Pooh, Sun |
F |
LB |
99 |
|
Turquiose, Bearded
Dragons, Manly Sea Eagles, Red Wine Collecting |
M |
LB |
100 |
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