Weekly Despatches

The tally so far-

 20 quilts this week and 31 laundry bags.

345 quilts and 736 laundry bags for 2013

1362 quilts and 2110 laundry bags in total.

So, what do you think of the new name for 

Friday night Posts?

The first quilt tonight is a joint effort, pieced and quilted by Caroline (aka Deputy Nut) and bound by Angela.  Here you will see it "modeled by Angela's accommodating husband who apparently wanted Angela to make sure she told me that he actually volunteering to be our first centrefold by posing completely nude in this photo.  Hmmm, not sure I believe him - do you? 

Actually apparently he wasn't completely nude - he did keep his boots on!  Oh sure!

This is another of Caroline's quilts but this time bound by Joanne.

Angela rounded off her contribution with a cool Storm laundry bag!  Love those funky chooks inside!

Belinda

Anne V debuted this week.

Beth

Pieceb by Gail and quilted by Leanne

Evelyn

Jenny and Gale combined to produce two cool  Star Wars quilts (only one pictured) and three great laundry bags.

The perfect laundry bag for a RAAFie by Joan.

Two boxfuls from Karen B

Julie made this quilt top, Stephanie quilted and bound it and I added the roo.  

It headed off to Iraq a couple of days ago.

Kerryn C from WA - welcome to AHQ Kerryn!

Leanne J is also a newbie!

Louise made these two quilt tops and Stephanie quilted them.  

This is the second of two quilts that Melissa T sent me this week.  
This one is on of the first two Aussie Hero Quilts ever to head off to Iraq this week.

Lyn M is also new to AHQ and she made the next four laundry bags.

Lynn created this quilt top and I added the roos as per a  special request.

Tess M (NSW) 

Peggy (and cute assistant!)

Rita M sent this off with a quilt to match but we had to wait till it was received.

Stephanie D

Check out the cool girly Scooby Doo fabric!

Julie sent this to me ages ago but I have just sent it off to wait till it is needed as a Wounded Warrior Quilt.  It is replacing one that was handed to an injured soldier last week.

Till next time...................keep spreading the word and happy stitching!

Quilts of the Week 25 Jan

80 quilts and 198 laundry bags for 2013 

and 1026 quilts and 1565 laundry bags over all.

Please excuse minimal words tonight.  My new laptop has died :-( and I am making do with the old one which is missing the "A" key!   Not happy Jan(Maree)!!

This is Liz B's second version of this gorgeous quilt.

The next two are also more of Liz B's work.

Belinda sent off another kangaroo quilted lovely!

Carolynne

Evelyn

 Joan has sent off her first AHQ!

 Maddy 

Michelle

Rita C

Liz 

Peggy made this from blocks that Sue N sent her. 

Mary completed this quilt top and Tess quilted it.

Kitty

And how about a few thank you messages for tonight as well  :-)

The following thank you is for Lesley L

Sorry for the late reply, I have been on leave.
I was very glad when I returned to have received you packages. The quilt and the laundry bag are wonderful, so was the rest of the little extras placed into the box. Thank you so much to you and to the rest of the ladies for doing this for me, I am really grateful.
The letter has not arrived as yet, but mail can be all over the place. Feel free to pass on my contact details if she would rather email me.
Thanks so much again for the ongoing support from yourself and your organisation. 

And one for Gail's Southern Cross Quilt and my laundry bag and for the Team's quilts from Nancy

Hi Jan,
Yes, I have received my monogrammed washbag and southern cross quilt. They are fantastic. Thank you.  All of my soldiers have received theirs approximately a week before I did. They are all really happy, and most importantly were all surprised when they arrived (all on the same day amazingly). 

And another one for Gail

"Today I received my Aussie Hero Quilt. It really warmed my heart to

receive such a wonderful gift. My friend organised it for me

as a surprise when I commented on his quilt. The horses are a wonderful

touch and I imagine would have been quite a difficult pattern to get. It

is going to make a wonderful memento of my time here in Afghanistan. 

Thank you so much for donating your time to do something for the

soldiers. I love walking into the laundry to see all the variety of

colourful laundry bags. It is the considerate and generous people like

yourself that make me love Australia and proud and willing to defend it.

Thank you again,

Warm regards,

Till next time................keep spreading the word and happy stitching!