Aussie Stars for Wounded Warriors

Before tonight's post a small amount of business.  

Last Thursday night's post covered a lot of information about the Administration of Aussie Heroes.  I know it does not sound very exciting and you may think, if you have been sewing for us for a while, that you don't need to read it but can I please prevail upon you to read it.  

I do a lot of the ADMIN for Aussie Heroes as a one woman band so have listed some things that you could do that would really make my job easier. Please take the time to read the post to see if there is anything you might be able to do to help me out just by doing things in a slightly different way or at a different time.  Your co-operation would really be appreciated.  You can check it out here.

Aussie Stars

I am not sure that everyone knows that we have been providing quilts called Wounded Warrior Quilts since April 2012. These quilts are currently held in the hospital in Kabul and are taken by the Medevac Nurse when she accompanies one of our injured troops to the hospital in Germany.  

We now have a new deployment in Iraq so it is important that we offer the same support to those troops as well.    I like to always have a few quilts on hand that can be used for this purpose so the time has come to make some more.   

Instead of having a normal block of the month this month I thought we would make some Aussie Stars.  These stars, depending on how many we get, will be used to make up some quilts suitable to be used for Wounded Warrior Quilts.   All our Wounded Warrior Quilts must have a distinctly Australian flavour.

These stars are really easy to make and are designed to be trimmed to size.  The tutorial for the stars can be found here.

Please note, it is more likely that the recipients of these quilts will be male than female so let's make all these blocks at least gender neutral  if not masculine.  Please no pink.

It would be great if your blocks could feature some Australian fabric but you can also make blocks in Aussie colours - I am thinking rusts, ochres and olive greens for uniformity. Th colour placement of blocks does not have to be exactly as the ones pictured.  That is just an example.

As I would like to get these quilts made up as soon as possible please post the blocks to me rather than to Caroline as we do with normal Blocks of the Month. My postal address is 

Aussie Heroes

PO Box 248

Cherrybrook  NSW 2890

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

Jan-Maree

Weekly Dispatches 26 June

Hi all

Hope you have all had a great week. Hope you enjoy the quilts and laundry bags we have to show this week.

 802 quilts and 1061 laundry bags for 2015. 

4384 quilts and  6508 laundry bags in total.

Barbara B made the first two quilts and laundry bag...

Amy R

Made by Queanbeyan CWA with donated fabric from Berrima Patchwork.  

Bev - front 

and back

Chris W 

Clermont Patchwork and Quilters.

Debbie

 These are two of the quilt tops that has been sent in. I try very hard to keep track of who made what but I can't pin a name on them when they go to the quilters and so it makes it very hard to keep records.  If you recognise your top please let me know.    

Elise and her Mum :-)

Heather B and Cheryl C-  Front

And back

Heather B and Marj T - front 

and back

Heather B 

front 

and back

I think this is rather special.  Ingrid is a recipient from the past and her husband is now deployed.  She made this quilt for a member who is now deployed where she once served. Talk about completing the circle.  :-)

Jen L sent this top to me and Cath M quilted it. 

I made this one.... had fun with it too

Another of mine

Looks like Jo H had some fun as well.

Queanbeyan CWA group made this one.

Joan 

Judy S 

Julie Ann made this quilt top and Stephanie T quilted it.

Katherine 

 I made this one and Debbie quilted if for me.

Top of the next two made by Lynn and quilted by Debbie

Lynn S 

Maggie L 

Marilyn S made this laundry bag - we wondered if her recipient is old enough to have used one of these...  

Marj W

This is another donated quilt top, this time quilted by Lisa N 

Pennie

Robyn B 

Rowena M 

Ruth B  - front 

and back

Sandy C

Top by Lynn and quilted by Stephanie T (I think - it can be hard to keep track of the quilters too)

Sharon Mc C

Stephanie T

Sue G - and what better way to display a bunch of laundry bags than a clothes line! 

Sue N 

A lovely quilt top by Pam D, finished off by Queanbeyan CWA.  

A lovely donated quilt top also quilted by the Queanbeyan CWA.

Wanda (and quality control agent)

 What a great bunch of quilts and laundry bags.  

Thanks everyone. Have a great weekend.

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

Jan-Maree xxx