Hi All
As we have new folk sewing for us I thought I should include a quilt reminder for you all.
If you make a quilt or a laundry bag that features any of our Special Forces Badges please know that we do not share these on Facebook, not on our social media pages and not on your personal pages please. This is a security consideration more than anything.
Additionally, if you make a quilt or a bag with someone’s name or PM keys on them please do not share them on social media. You will need to cover the name and the number.
Again, there are a number of requests on the list this week that ask for the RAM badge, Jimmy badge and SIAF badge. I can print these on fabric for you… simples. Some of the same requests have asked for island, tropical themes. If you can identify two or three tropical island photos I can print them on fabric for you to include in your quilt.
Please don’t hesitate to ask if you are unsure what someone is asking for. Generally the requests are not as difficult as you might think.
Here is the request list for this week.
Laundry bags. You will see that I have two requests at the top of the list, one is Army 1 and the other is RAAF 1. For these requests I will send you a badge to include. Apart from that the theme can be any of the following: RAAF/ANZAC/Australian and please make them gender neutral or masculine. These laundry bags need to be posted to a the AHQ PO Box address.
For the rest of the list, happy hunting. I hope you can find something that tickles your fancy. Some of the requests have quite a bit if detail in their request but most of them are not too difficult once you know what they are asking for and I can give you a lot of help/guidance to make them a lot easier. Please don’t hesitate to contact me.
PRIORITY REQUESTS
No real priority requests this week but all the requests are listed in priority order. That means the highest priority requests are at the top of the list. Hope that makes sense.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 29 July 2024 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 to 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 from Information For Those That Sew
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 or write the line out as above as:
Marvel Theme. Ironman M LB 1
Decoding The Columns:
The first column is the theme or preferences requested.
The second column indicates the gender of the recipient:
F = female
M = male
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
The fourth column is the number of the request.
Please let the Admin crew know if you have any other questions….Just email co*******@au**************.au
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 Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
| Please make a laundry bag with a patch on it as well as the regimental badge we will send you. The theme for the bag is any of the following Army/ANZAC/Australian. These laundry bags need to be posted to PO Box 248, Cherrybrook NSW 2126 | M | LB | Army 1 |
| Please make a laundry bag with a patch for initials on it as well as the RAAF crest which we will send you. The theme for the bag is any of the following RAAF/ANZAC/Australian. These laundry bags need to be posted to a the AHQ PO Box address | M | LB | RAAF 1 |
| Makita power tools (makita green colour) Surfboat rowing (beach, waves, oars) Les Norton (book series) **Multiple preferences/interests offered for variety of inspiration only! Please feel free to choose any of the above. Thanks so much, very excited to see the final product! | M | LB | 1 |
| ST George Illawarra Dragons | M | LB | 2 |
| World of Warcraft themed | M | LB | 3 |
| Hobbies – Rugby League, Golf and Running Favourite Colour – Red | M | Q | 4 |
| ANZAC, Bahrain Flag, Aussie flag, Motivational sayings, Beach, Gym, Crossfit, Dragonboating (he does not compete now but he used to and enjoyed it), name in large bold font, fav colour teal blue. If you choose some motivational sayings I can have them embroidered on homespun. | M | B | 5 |
| RAN crest, RAN Marine Technician Rate Badge – Diesel, Rock climbing, Light blue, Nickname (we can provide the RAN crest and MT-D badge and nickname embroidered) | M | Q | 6 |
| RAN crest, HMAS Gascoyne Ships Crest, MTD Badge, Kraken, Sea Mines, Ocean, Western Star Trucks, Sydney Swans, Aquaman, King Neptune (we can provide the ships crest and MT-D badge) | M | B | 7 |
| Anything Diver related & Koala (We can provide a dive helmet embroidery) | M | Q | 8 |
| Brisbane Lions Theme | M | Q | 9 |
| USA NBA Basketball Team: Houston Rockets | M | Q | 10 |
| Marine Technician Propeller / Disney Princesses (we can provide an image of the propeller) | M | Q | 11 |
| Something Climbing Related (carabiners, ropes, quickdraws) with surname (we can supply surname as text if required) | M | Q | 12 |
| Red Bull Ampol Racing Team (Supercars) | M | Q | 13 |
| Parramatta Eels/ NRL | M | Q | 14 |
| Outdoor, Adventure | M | Q | 15 |
| Holden V8 Cars | M | Q | 16 |
| Arsenal FC/ Soccer | M | Q | 17 |
| Geelong Cats (AFL) / Redcliffe Dolphins (NRL) | M | Q | 18 |
| Hawthorn (AFL) | M | Q | 19 |
| St. George Illawarra (NRL) | M | Q | 20 |
| Diver theme (we can provide a great dive helmet embroidery and a Clearance Diving Mine Warfare crest) | M | Q | 21 |
| Army Artillery themed – black, green, red Images: Artillery cannon (picture provided); 104BTY patch, Turtles (we can provide the Artillery crest, cannon picture, 104BTY patch) | M | LB | 22 |
| Rising Sun, Army Intelligence Badge Blues, Female Paratrooper, Freefall, Staticline, soldier, Maps, Cartographer, Geospatial, Cats, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, South China Sea (we can provide the Rising Sun and Army Intelligence Badge) | F | Q | 23 |
| Leopard Print Bar-bell, weight lifting, gym theme | F | B | 24 |
| Green/black Colour scheme Supersports bike, camping , crossfit themes | M | Q | 25 |
| Navy Crest with text, Navy Theme, FFH/Arunta Crest and theme, Conquer or Die (motto of HMAS Arunta) (we can provide the Navy crest with text and Arunta crest) | M | Q | 26 |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Team | M | Q | 27 |
| St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Team, including three different logos (we can supply the images of logos printed on fabric) | M | Q | 28 |
| Navy Electronic Technician Lightning bolts, Gengar character from Pokemon. (we can supply an image of the lightning bolts which could be appliqued) | M | B | 29 |
| Donkey Kong (flexing or pounding chest) – image supplied, Donkey Kong barrels and bananas. Jungle themed | M | B | 30 |
| Marvel, Star Wars, DC | M | Q | 31 |
| Camping, reading & dogs | F | Q | 32 |
| Baked beans, ford rangers and camping | F | Q | 33 |
| Brisbane Broncos, Tooheys new, Bull Terriers | M | Q | 34 |
| Super Saiyan,’GON’ from hunter X Hunter (anime) | M | LB | 35 |
| Scuba Diving/Underwater life | M | Q | 36 |
| RAN crest, Royal Australian Navy Themed, including FFH ship. Blue, white, black. (we can provide the RAN crest and a ship silhouette for applique) | F | Q | 37 |
| Newcastle Knights NRL Team with Kalyn Ponga in Blue and Red (We can print a small picture of Kalyn Ponga) | M | Q | 38 |
| Penrith Panthers NRL team mascot in Black | M | B | 39 |
| New Orleans Saints NFL team | M | Q | 40 |
| Sydney Roosters NRL in Blue | M | Q | 41 |
| Norse Viking themed in black, white & gold any of these for the main theme (Vegvisir, Valknut, Helm of Awe, Longboats, Crows, axes or protection binding rune) | M | B | 42 |
| Melbourne Storm NRL team in Purple | M | Q | 43 |
| Star wars – The Clone Wars theme | M | Q | 44 |
| Dark purple background with black pentagram, thorny red roses with a hidden my little pony and surname embroidered or appliqued – I have a picture for inspiration. This is a pattern from a T Shirt. | M | B | 45 |
| Sage Green Camping, 4 wheel driving German Pointer dogs | F | Q | 46 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs, Clearance Diver Badge (we can provide a copy of the clearance diver badge) | M | Q | 47 |
| Yellow Running (Park Run-orienteering) and Dinosaurs Jurassic Park and the Tigger Movie Native flora | F | Q | 48 |
| RAN crest – Navy Theme, Anchors, Ships Crests (in this order please) HMAS Tobruk, HMAS Success, HMAS Ballarat, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Darwin, HMAS Arunta (we can provide the RAN and ships crests) | F | Q | 49 |
| RAAF Crest with personal details and dates. Posting List to be embroidered Aircraft Macci PC9, FA18 Deployment list (we can provide an embroidery of the RAAF crest with details and the deployment details. Aircraft silhouettes can be appliqued). | M | Q | 50 |
| Solomon Island Flag – Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 51 |
| Solomon Island Flag – Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 52 |
| Solomon Island Flag – Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 53 |
| Solomon Island Flag Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 54 |
| Solomon Island Flag Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 55 |
| AMCU (Australian Multi-Camoflauge Uniform Pattern) with Bottle Green. Rising Sun, 8/9 RAR BG RAM Logo, and Australian Inteligence Corps Badge. (we can provide the Rising Sun, BG RAM Logo and Int Corps badge) We can also provide some AMCU Cam to use. | M | Q | 56 |
| Solomon Island Flag Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 57 |
| Solomon Island Flag – Blues, greens and yellows, islander them -native flowers / frangipanies, Islander theme, Water / Islands . With 8/9 RAR BG RAM and an Rising Sun with the S-I-A-F badge. Moana The Mulan red dragon We can provide the Flag, RAM image, Rising Sun and SIAF Badge. Please discuss Moana and Red Dragon with me if you like. | M | Q | 58 |
| Solomon Island Flag Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 59 |
| Australian Landscapes, Bush or Beach, Surfing, Camping, AFL, Beer with mates | M | Q | 60 |
| Blue and Red Golf, Motorcycle riding Owns a Boxer Dog | M | Q | 61 |
| Boatswain Mate(Weapons/ Seamanship)- Black, Gold and Blue. | F | B | 62 |
| Pink – Taylor Swift Cats (Siamese) Snowboarding (snowy mountains, pine trees) **Multiple preferences/interests offered for variety of inspiration only! Please feel free to choose any or all of the above. Thanks so much, very excited to see the final product! | M | Q | 63 |
| RACT Corps badge, AFL (Richmond Tigers fan), snow skiing, fishing (we can supply the RACT badge as an embroidery) | M | Q | 64 |
| 36 SQN crest, 36 SQN Stallion & Australian Coat of Arms (we can provide an embroidered Coat of Arms, 36SQN crest and image of the stallion in order to applique) | M | Q | 65 |
| 36SQN Stallion, C-17A, Name “Xxxx” + Sailboat + Sea Turtle. Colour: Green (lawn kind of green) and Sand (we can provide images of stallion and aircraft in order to applique) | M | LB | 66 |
| 36 SQN crest, C-17A silhoutte, Shrek, Star Wars and Aussie Animals. Multi Coloured (we can provide the crest and image of C-17A in order to applique) | F | Q | 67 |
| 36SQN crest, C-17A and 36 SQN Stallion (we can provide the crest and images of C-17A & stallion in order to applique) | M | B | 68 |
| 36SQN Crest, C-17A, 36 SQN Stallion and Australian Flag. Colour: Blue and White (we can provide the crest and images of aircraft and stallion in order to applique) | F | Q | 69 |
| “1SECFORSQ badge, Coat of Arms & airfield security. Airfield Defence Guard Theme – we can provide four photos depicting security guards on duty. (I can send you the badgeas well as the four photos)” | M | Q | 70 |
| 1SECFORSQ badge, Coat of Arms & airfield security. Airfield Defence Guard Theme – we can provide four photos depicting security guards on duty. (I can send you the badgeas well as the four photos) | M | B | 71 |
| 1SECFORSQ badge, Coat of Arms & airfield security. Airfield Defence Guard Theme – we can provide four photos depicting security guards on duty. (I can send you the badgeas well as the four photos) | M | B | 72 |
| 1SECFORSQ badge, Coat of Arms & airfield security. (I can send you the badge and also four photos depicting security guards on duty) | M | B | 73 |
| Coat Of Arms, 36 SQN Stallion & Australian Flag Colour theme, Red, White and Blue (we can provide an embroidered Coat of arms and image of stallion in order to applique) | M | Q | 74 |
| Hatsune Miku (Animegirl), Halo Combat Evolved video game, F22 Fighter jet (ask me if you need help with images for this one) | M | LB | 75 |
| Solomon Island Flag Blues, greens and yellows, Islander them – native flowers, frangipanies, water, Islands 8/9 RAR BG RAM Rising Sun S-I-A-F badge ZyZZ Jimmy badge (we can provide the flag, Rising Sun, SIAF, RAM and Jimmy badges) | M | Q | 76 |
| Skippy Badge, Battle Group Heeler badge, Brisbane Broncos, 6 RAR theme – the mascot is the blue cattle dog, (we can supply the two badges) | M | Q | 77 |
| Rising Sun, AAPRS (Australian Army Public Relations Service) badge Australian & Solomon Islands flags with text “OP LILIA” Fiji flag with text ‘Op Fiji Assist Ukrainian flag and Ukrainian Trident with text ‘Op Kudu camera gear and a rifle EF88 (we can provide the Rising Sun, the AAPRS badge, text, flags and a silhouette of the rifle for applique) | Q | 78 | |
| Rising Sun, AAPRS (Australian Army Public Relations Service) badge Text – OP LILIA, Op Fiji Assist, Op Kudu camera gear and a rifle EF88 (we can provide the Rising Sun, the AAPRS badge, text, and a silhouette of the rifle for applique) | LB | 79 | |
| 8/9 RAR colours (Slate Grey/Beech Brown colours) with Skippy Badge with 8/9 RAR and Ram Logo (we can provide the Skippy Badge and Ram Logo) | M | B | 80 |
| Rising Sun, 8/9 RAR BG RAM logo, Solomon Island Flag Colours – blue, yellow, green, white and black -native flowers / frangipanies, Water / Islands . (we can provide the Rising Sun, RAM logo and flag) | B | 81 | |
| Sunflowers, Anything Flowery or Sunrise/Sunset Designs | F | B | 82 |
| beige/cream with a sprig of rosemary. Australian Flag and Solomon Islands Flag. Rising sun badge with text ‘Operation Lilia’ and ‘Certa Cito’, RASIGS Corps badge. (we can provide the Rising sun with text, RASIGS badge and sprig of embroidered rosemary) | M | Q | 83 |
| beige/cream with a sprig of rosemary. Australian Flag and Solomon Islands Flag. Rising sun badge with text ‘Operation Lilia’ and ‘Certa Cito’, RASIGS Corps badge. (we can provide the Rising sun with text, RASIGS badge and sprig of embroidered rosemary) | M | Q | 84 |
| beige/cream with a sprig of rosemary. Australian Flag and Solomon Islands Flag. Rising sun badge with text ‘Operation Lilia’ and ‘Certa Cito’, RASIGS Corps badge. (we can provide the Rising sun with text, RASIGS badge and sprig of embroidered rosemary) | M | Q | 85 |
| beige/cream with a sprig of rosemary. Australian Flag and Solomon Islands Flag. Rising sun badge with text ‘Operation Lilia’ and ‘Certa Cito’, RASIGS Corps badge. (we can provide the Rising sun with text, RASIGS badge and sprig of embroidered rosemary) | M | Q | 86 |
| South Sydney Roosters NRL | M | Q | 87 |
| “Hurt Locker” Bomb Suit, Explosions (we can supply the Hurt Locker image printed on fabric) | M | LB | 88 |
| Cat in the Hat | M | Q | 89 |
| Phoenix Design (Fire Mystical) Text – “Solomon Island 24” Colours – Purple, Blue, Orange | M | Q | 90 |
| Brisbane Broncos themed | M | Q | 91 |
| Batman (but the softer images, like cartoons/logos not too aggressive) Black, Grey and Yellow – but mainly Black Text as follows: Operation Accordion, rank and name 19 Aug 2020 – 19 Mar 2021 | M | Q | 92 |
| Rising Sun, Australian Army themed, Rustic Australian Colours, ANZAC for remembrance, Poppies, Silhouettes, Soldiers etc. Flags of the following please Timor Papua New Guinea Iraq Afghanistan We can provide the Rising Sun and flags) | M | Q | 93 |
| RAAF Crest with details, Australia flag themed. Crests for RAAFSTT, 486SSQN, 37SQN, 1SQN, 3SQN, 77SQN and 2OCU. (we can provide the crest with text and SQN/Unit crests) | M | Q | 94 |
| Australian Native Flora, gardening themes, khaki greens, pinks and purples if possible. | F | Q | 95 |
| Ocean/Underwater/Coral themed in blues and watercolours | F | Q | 96 |
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