Good morning,
Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair and The Australian Quilt Show.
We had a great time at the Craft and Quilt Fair last week. In four days we met lots of lovely people, some who want to join our happy band of volunteers and some for whom we will be making quilts and bags in the future. Some of our recipients came to say hello and some of our volunteers dropped in as well. It was lovely to meet the delightful Brenda and Deb from Flip La K. Those of you who came to our Canberra weekend last year and who attended the Friday night function will have found a template from Flip La K in your goody bag, generously donated by Brenda and Deb. It was wonderful to see the stand in person and especially wonderful to be able to thank them in person for supporting us. I was blown away by the gorgeous blocks they can create.
Priority Requests
We have three priority requests this week. Their post by date is 7 August so not too short but I really want to get these in the mail as they are the last of the Op Kudu team and I would hate them to be thinking we have forgotten them.
| New Zealand & Australian flags, Country Music, Cowboy, Farming and Hunting. Lean Towards Green and Orange colours where possible (We can supply the two flags) | M | Q | 1 |
| OP KUDU patch, Australian and Ukraine flag, English Landscape, horse and cart (We can supply the Op Kudu patch) | F | Q | 2 |
| Green Camouflage (Army) with some Navy Blue, Skippy Badge & John Deere logo Hunting, Farming and the Army (Rising Sun) (We can provide the Rising Sun, Skippy Badge and some Army camo) | M | Q | 3 |
If you can help with these 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 7 August 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 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.
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New Zealand & Australian flags, Country Music, Cowboy, Farming and Hunting. Lean Towards Green and Orange colors where possible. We can supply the flags |
M | Q | 1 |
| OP KUDU patch, Australian and Ukraine flag, English Landsacpe, horse and cart (We can provide the OP Kudu patch) | F | Q | 2 |
| Green Camouflage (Army) with some Navy Blue Skippy Badge & John Deere logo Hunting, Farming and the Army (Rising Sun) (We can provide the Rising Sun and Skippy Badge and some camo fabric) | M | Q | 3 |
| Star Wars , NFL (USA National Football League) | M | Q | 4 |
| Beagles | M | B | 5 |
| Green/Black, North QLD Cowboys (rugby league team), Lord of the Rings | M | B | 6 |
| Avatar the last air bender & dungens and dragon. Colourful. | F | B | 7 |
| Pooh Bear and Stitch with the background baby pink | F | B | 8 |
| Manchester City (UK soccer team) blue jersey with number 9 and surname HAALAND appliqued. (this would actually be easy to applique) | M | Q | 9 |
| Baby blue quilt, Manchester City (UK Soccer team) “Superbia in proelia” if possible (means “pride in battle”) (We can provide the the text embroidered as panels) | M | Q | 10 |
| Motorbikes, skateboards, waterfalls, space themed | F | Q | 11 |
| Newcastle Knights, Beach, Tooheys New, Cricket Boxing. Please include RAN Communications Rate Badge. (we can provide image of Rate badge on fabric) | M | Q | 12 |
| Dora the Explorer – there are some great silhouettes you could use for this one. | M | Q | 13 |
| Holden Commodore, Essendon AFL, Melbourne Storm NRL – Red/Black/Purple | M | Q | 14 |
| Star Wars Mandalorian theme with red with “This is the way” (I have some great applique images for this one) | M | Q | 15 |
| Night Sky theme with Crescent moon and/or Mountains and Waterfall Theme | M | Q | 16 |
| 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 | 17 |
| Cross fit – any colours | M | Q | 18 |
| 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. (Nickname and service number can be embroidered) | M | Q | 19 |
| black with wave, surf & sports theme with initials in red | M | LB | 20 |
| AFL(Carlton Blues) / Navy theme RAN crest (We can provide the RAN crest) | M | Q | 21 |
| Motorbikes and Guns | M | LB | 22 |
| Avatar 2 2023 movie poster | M | LB | 23 |
| Anything nature related or the Perth Scorchers | M | Q | 24 |
| Any of the following Classic Doctor Who, Star Wars or Star Trek | M | B | 25 |
| Deadpool (Marvel comic character) Vs Masterchief (Halo video game character) | M | B | 26 |
| 3D Geometric Pattern (Black, Green, Red) | M | B | 27 |
| Quilt – Shipwreck theme LB – Collingwood | M | Q | 28 |
| Any of the following- Lord of the rings, Fallout games, Star Wars or Bluey | M | B | 29 |
| Anime Theme – Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Fairy Tale, Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, etc. | M | B | 30 |
| Dungeons & Dragons (game), Jedi Academy, Warhammer 40000 | M | Q | 31 |
| Dinosaurs or Underwater | F | LB | 32 |
| Anime: Gundam | M | B | 33 |
| Landscape, nature and colourful | F | Q | 34 |
| Brisbane Broncos (NRL) or Birds | M | Q | 35 |
| RAAF Crest with text 34SQN Flying theme including aircraft BBJ (737 Boeing Business Jet) and FALCON 7X (we supply Crest and text and a silhouette of the aircraft for applique) | M | B | 36 |
| RAAF Crest with text 34SQN Flying theme including aircraft BBJ (737 Boeing Business Jet)and FALCON 7X (we supply Crest and text and a silhouette of the aircraft for applique) | M | Q | 37 |
| RAAF Crest with text 34SQN RAAF Flying/Aircraft, theme. Dark blue or khaki colour (we supply Crest and text) | M | B | 38 |
| Snow skiing, running & Siamese cats. Text MLO Sydney on quilt somewhere. | F | Q | 39 |
| Original 151 Pokemon | M | B | 40 |
| Laundry Bag – Palm Trees & Ocean theme in Blues, Greens, and Yellow with first name. Quilt – Ocean theme in Green/Blue | F | LB | 41 |
| Australian kelpie. Blue. | M | B | 42 |
| Diving, underwater | M | Q | 43 |
| Animated movie “Surf’s Up” character Tank Evans (who is a surfing Emperor penguin) | M | B | 44 |
| A mixture of the followiing please – Disney Pixar Logo, Toy Story, Cars, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Lightyear, Up, Big Hero 6, Moana, | M | B | 45 |
| Laundry Bag- Mandolorian/star wars themed, green with nickname, Quilt- Space/star constellation themed | F | B | 46 |
| Tim Burton Theme, Black & White Check (Tim Burton is an American filmmaker and has made films like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Alice in Wonderland, Corpse Bride to name a few) | F | B | 47 |
| Any combination of Star wars, Mandolorian, Marvel, South Sydney Rabbittohs with nickname | M | B | 48 |
| German shepherds | M | Q | 50 |
| Chickens + Dogs (rottweilers if possible) | M | LB | 51 |
| Nautical themed. Blue and Grey. We can supply the RAN crest | M | LB | 52 |
| Boatswain symbol, or Australian white ensign with my nick name at the bottom | M | B | 53 |
| TV Show – Stranger things | F | Q | 54 |
| Quilt – Shipwreck themed with lots of blue sea & sky. Laundry bag – Watford Football Club (English soccer club) | M | B | 55 |
| Bag: Star Wars themed with my first name Quilt: Any Disney, Toy Story or Star Wars themed | F | Q | 56 |
| Risng Sun with personal details Enlisted 10 Jun 1995 ARES Enlisted 25 Apr 2003 ARA RAA badge and brevet OP CATALYST AMTG-1 2005 OP SLIPPER Shadow Gp 1 2012 Royal blue and red (optional) We can supply the Rising Sun and RAA badge with text embroidered and also the brevet) | M | Q | 57 |
| Laundry Bag – Anime Theme – Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Attack on Titan. Quilt – Dog Themed | M | B | 58 |
| Mandala (Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning “sacred circle,” and they represent the universe, unity, harmony and wholeness. They symbolize infinity and the never-ending quality of life) Google images shows examples of Mandala designs | M | Q | 59 |
| Power Puff Girls / Care Bears – Pink and Purple with flangipanis and Daffodils | M | B | 60 |
| To share with my 3 year old daughter (ECM intials)) Paw Patrol, Baby Turtle (Squirt from Finding Nemo), Bluey. Colour: Purple | M | Q | 61 |
| Aviation and Spanish theme (Yellow and Red) | M | LB | 62 |
| Favourite colour – Sparkly Pink Weightlifting, North QLD Cowboys, Whimsical | F | LB | 63 |
| Military, blue, brown, green | F | Q | 64 |
| American and Australian Flag Joined/Unified together | M | Q | 65 |
| Fishing/Blue | M | B | 66 |
| Favourite colours Red and Black and interests gardening, farming and hunting | M | LB | 67 |
| Favourite colour: Blue Hobbies and interests: Marvel, 4 wheel driving, Dirt bikes | M | LB | 68 |
| Fav colours Purple and dark green/blue. Interested in Star Wars (Jedi), Batman, Moon Knight (Marvel)/Science Fiction | F | LB | 69 |
| Favourite colours are White & Blue Interests – Star Wars | M | LB | 70 |
| Penrith Panthers (NRL) | M | LB | 71 |
| Favourite colours are Blue/White/Red Interest – (Roosters NRL) and Marvel heroes (Spiderman) | M | LB | 72 |
| Motorcycle and/or golf themes | M | LB | 73 |
| QLD Maroon and/or Brisbane Broncos (NRL) | M | LB | 74 |
| Favourite colour Blue. Interests are Science Fiction (Star Wars/Harry Potter) and Capybaras (giant cavy rodent native to South America) | F | LB | 75 |
| Unicorns | M | LB | 76 |
| Favourite interest is tea, playing the drums, flowers/nature, sailing and foxes due to my name | M | LB | 77 |
| Marvel / DC, 4WD / Camping, Navy, Video games | M | LB | 78 |
| Food (Watermelon, Dumplings) | M | LB | 79 |
| Favourite colours are light and dark blue. Interests include anything to do with the ocean, beach, or marine animals. | F | LB | 80 |
| Disney Princesses and Disney Villains | M | LB | 81 |
| Red and Blue (Newcastle Knights) Motorsports (F1) | M | LB | 82 |
| Red and Black – Lord of the rings | M | LB | 83 |
| Red and Black Starwars (Siths and Darthvader) | M | LB | 84 |
| Grey, Warhammer 40K (a tabletop battle game) | M | LB | 85 |
| Red, Blue, Yellow (Adelaide crows) | M | LB | 86 |
| Blue, Dark Blue, beach/ocean/surfing | M | LB | 87 |
| Black and Gold, Video games (Halo) | M | LB | 88 |
| Purple, Engines, 4wding (79 Series), Spearfishing | M | LB | 89 |
| Ocean, waves, blue, abstract | F | LB | 90 |
| Star wars related | M | LB | 91 |
| Navy theme, anchor and white Ensign. Her favourite colours navy blue and pale pink. A special photo has been provided to go on the quilt. We will print it on fabric. | F | Q | 92 |
| Disney Princesses – Name and PMKEYS on it. | M | Q | 93 |
| Call of Duty Zombies, Black with Gold highlights and a small panel with name (we can provide the name panel) | M | Q | 94 |
| Star Wars the clone wars (Cartoon TV Show) | M | Q | 95 |
| Bag – St Kilda Football Quilt – Melbourne Stormt | M | Q | 96 |
| Beer | M | LB | 97 |
| Nautical or Australian theme but would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn on. | M | LB | 98 |
| Nautical or Australian theme but would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn on. | M | LB | 99 |
| Magpies and would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn on. | M | LB | 100 |
| Quilt – Firefighters/Aussie LB – Aussie/Firefighter theme please would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn on. and | M | LB | 101 |
| Crocodile themed quilt LB crocodile theme would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn on. | M | LB | 102 |
| Floral, Earthy/Nature Design would like first name on bag, have had this embroidered on to a patch to be sewn on. | F | LB | 103 |
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