Coffee Date and Friends Register

Tonight's post has to be quick but more on that later.  


First up a reminder.


Coffee at Beasley's Nursery and Tea House 10am on Saturday 14th of July.   The address is 195 Heidelberg Warrandyte Road, Warrandyte, VICTORIA.   
Anyone care to join me?

How many ladies do you have sewing for you?  No idea!  Hence the need for an
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Aussie Hero Friends Register

I want to start a register of Aussie Hero Friends - particularly those that sew for us. Mainly it will make it easier for me to contact you when I need to, but also I have never had time to register everyone as they have contacted me over the months since I started this.
EVERYONE I meet asks me how many people are sewing for us and I have no idea!  

So, can you please message, comment or email me (djlmball@bigpond.net.au) with your name (first name and last initial or full name, where you are (town, region) and best method of contact - email, facebook, phone number whatever. Just give me the details you are comfortable with, I ask no more.
Also if you are a quilt group and are making quilts or laundry bags I would love to hear from you, even if you just give me the name, approximate size of the group and where you hail from.

Please do this even if you are a regular who I have been emailing for ages as it will save me time having to go back and source all the details or do it from memory.

Thank you!

Now, Friday and today my wonderful friend Tarja came and helped me layer nine quilts.  

Two I managed to quilt on the weekend but I still have seven left.

So that is what I will be doing tonight - at least one of them.  But which one?  


Ahhh decisions decisions!


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

We have a bank account!!!

Yesterday I kind of felt that Aussie Heroes grew up a little. 

 We opened up our bank account!  

I don't expect lots and lots of donations but it is nice to be in a position where we can accept them if they are offered which up to now it has been a little hard to do.  

Lots of lovely mail again. 

First up Bernice sent some more gorgeous green Strippy String Blocks.   

That means I now have 8 of these!    I think they look really fresh.

Next a lovely blogger from the States, Aunt Spicy,  sent me these great Wonky Star blocks 

 and about 2m of fabric to go with them.  I see a fun and funky quilt coming from this lot!

 Thanks Aunt Spicy - love that name!

These two quilt tops are from Edith who says she has some more girly ones coming too.

 I think this one needs to be marked appropriately so that a dog handler gets it.

 And last but not least you may remember me asking if anyone was interested in making a quilt for a Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot who had been to East Timor.  Actually his brother received an Aussie Hero Quilt whilst in Afghanistan and he was a little jealous that he never got one.  

Well, as far as I am concerned he served overseas, and I have since learned that he flew helos during the flood relief as well, so he deserves a quilt.  

Liz from WA volunteered to make his quilt and here it is.  Not sure when it will be handed over but stay tuned.   A simple chinese coin design but so effective.  

We might have to do these one month for a BOM- what do you think?

Well, that is it for me tonight.  I have to get back to sorting the mountain of donated fabric we have received in the last few days.

Oh, nearly forgot.  

Coffee Anyone?

I am going to be in Melbourne on the 14th of July for my MILs birthday.  Anyone interested in a coffee on that morning in the Doncaster area let me know.  I would love to meet some of you Melbourne ladies, quilters or spouses. Gents welcome too!   Just leave a comment or send me an email if you think you can make it 

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