Hi all,
How good is this photo, sent to us by the very busy HMAS Canberra with some of the random laundry bags we gave them. Can you see yours? The photo came with some words of thanks:
“From our team to yours, thank you. Your time and effort brightens our day – one load, one smelly sock, one grey t-shirt at a time! Until next time, take care.”
Please note that I will be at the Craft and Quilt Fair in Sydney all day Thursday til Sunday so I may be a bit slow answering emails those days. Do stop by and say hello if you come to the show!
PRIORITIES
As always, the requests are listed in priority order. We just received a new batch of request from the Middle East. The first 17 are for folk on deployment overseas so obviously we would like to get these requests completed. Post can be so unreliable to some of our overseas locations so it can take a while to get parcels to them so the sooner they are in the mail the better.
All the rest of our requests are listed in priority order. Please let me know if you can help.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 27 July 25 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*******@******************rg.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.
| Deers, bears and forest themed please. I like to go hunting. | M | Q | 1 |
| Light pinks, blues and greens. Flowers and cats | F | Q | 2 |
| The Big Things Australia has e.g. the Big Prawn in Ballina. Matt Scullion has a great song “Big” that names a lot of them for inspiration. If you could combine that with a centralised image or the like of Mt Warning/Tweed river. My family would like to visit many of these and the Tweed area is our home (Mt Warning is iconic to the area) | M | Q | 3 |
| Essendon Bombers / Anzac Day | M | LB | 4 |
| Greens and blues please. My interests are sport (tennis and running), cooking, and coffee. | M | Q | 5 |
| Half of the quilt with disney princesses for my daughter, the other half of the quilt with diggers, trucks and cranes for my son. | M | Q | 6 |
| All things Japanese. Snoopy and Doraemon. Favourite colours are purple, green and grey. Wants to share with his pregnant wife when he gets home. | M | Q | 7 |
| Wests Tigers logo and colours on the bag with an Australian Flag somewhere on it as well. Many Thanks | M | LB | 8 |
| A simple quilt of dark greens please. Some plant themes would be appreciated, lush jungle or rainforest leaves. Much appreciated, thank you. | M | Q | 9 |
| A quilt with a Persian rug pattern in the colour navy please. Thank you very much for your time. | M | Q | 10 |
| Pink quilt with white trim. A butterfly with purple and white wings in the two bottom corners of the quilt, and a big brown teddy bear in the centre of the quilt with the following text “Blessed be the child who sleeps under this quilt, for they are loved” | M | Q | 11 |
| Khaki coloured with a large Australian flag and the surname in capital letters | M | LB | 12 |
| Taylor Swift Eras tour themed – each album its own space | F | Q | 13 |
| Simple black design all things Australia – koalas, kangaroo, wheat bix, vegemite etc, | F | LB | 14 |
| Colourful dessert theme (cakes, sundae, tarts etc.) | M | Q | 15 |
| Night Sky theme | M | LB | 16 |
| Orientation of design will be horizontal/landscape. Sides of quilts boarder small Australian Flags. A large cartoon styled map of Australia with all of the prominate icons for each area dipicted, i.e. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/naya_hachi/4507244244) This image is great. | M | Q | 17 |
| Shades of pink and black Sydney Swans AFL, Dancing, Family (we have a photo) | F | Q | 18 |
| Rising Sun, Green and Blue, Cape Solander crest, Harley Davidson motorcycles (we can provide the Rising Sun and Crest and a Harley Davidson Embroidery) | M | Q | 19 |
| Invictus Games theme – Rising Sun red and white, Canadian, winter, snow flakes | F | Q | 20 |
| Wolverine and the X-Men theme | M | Q | 21 |
| Royal Australian Navy Themed in navy blue. We can provide the RAN crest | M | Q | 22 |
| 1990’s Toyota Hiliux theme | M | Q | 23 |
| Spongebob | M | Q | 24 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (US National Basketball Team) | M | Q | 25 |
| Rottweiler dogs and Police sirens | M | Q | 26 |
| Carlton Football Club and Canberra Raiders theme (colours, logos etc) | M | Q | 27 |
| Black and Red with Crossed Swords | M | Q | 28 |
| Navy crest with job position under it, Cape Solander crest, Old warships, Philadelphia Eagles (US NFL team), McLaren F1 (we can provide the RAN crest with text under it, as well as the Cape Solander Crest) | M | Q | 29 |
| Star Wars (the Dark Side), Red & Black | M | Q | 30 |
| Brisbane Broncos (NRL) | M | Q | 31 |
| Star Wars (the Mandalorian) | M | Q | 32 |
| Brisbane Broncos (NRL) | M | Q | 33 |
| Trucks & 4WD | M | Q | 34 |
| Brisbane Broncos | F | B | 35 |
| North Queensland Cowboys | M | Q | 36 |
| Ships, Guns, Helicopters, money, Navy White Ensign, RAN crest We can provide the RAN crest and Ensign | M | Q | 37 |
| Navy theme, blue with ships and images from Invictus games (we can provide the images and the Navy crest) | M | Q | 38 |
| Dark Blue RAN themed ( Guns or ships ) with White Ensign We can provide the RAN crest and white ensign | M | Q | 39 |
| Jabba the Hutt (Star Wars) | M | Q | 40 |
| Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests | M | Q | 41 |
| Pirates of the Carribean | M | Q | 43 |
| Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests” | M | Q | 44 |
| Demon Slayer | M | B | 45 |
| Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests” | M | Q | 46 |
| Scuba/Ships diver theme, FFH silhouette, “FFH 156” in text, Purple and Yellow colours, HMAS Toowoomba crest (FFH 156 easily appliqued. We can provide a Dive helmet and RAN crest, HMAS Toowoomba crest and possibly a dive crest) | M | LB | 47 |
| Gold/Purple, sunset, FFH silhouette, FFH 156 in text (FFH 156 easily appliqued and we can provide the Toowoomba crest) | M | LB | 48 |
| Green, Tan and brown colours. Shrek and friends | M | LB | 49 |
| Monkeys, black and gold theme | M | LB | 50 |
| Fighter Jets and MH-60R helicopters, Yellow back ground | F | LB | 51 |
| Green / with Groot, Shrek, Mike Wazowski. Hulk, Grinch, Kermit the Frog, Yoda | LB | 52 | |
| Joker and Bane themed | M | LB | 53 |
| Australian rugby union team | M | LB | 54 |
| Night sky and Fourth Wing (book by Rebecca Yarros) with initials in purple on the back | F | LB | 55 |
| Warhammer 40K Black Templar Space Marine Black and White theme | M | LB | 56 |
| Blue, White and grey. Initials ‘XXX’ on the front. ‘Boats AB’ written underneath the initials. A white monster drink. A scuba diver. A RHIB boat | M | LB | 57 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs and Queensland Reds | M | Q | 58 |
| KFC and Guinness beer/ Guinness Toucans | M | LB | 59 |
| Guinness Toucans | M | Q | 60 |
| Garfield theme | M | Q | 61 |
| UFC Fighter (We have an image to print of fabric for inclusion) | M | Q | 62 |
| South Sydney Rabitohs (NRL team) | M | LB | 63 |
| Slush Puppy theme | M | B | 64 |
| cartoon Dinosaur theme | M | Q | 65 |
| Roger Ramjet on a dark Navy Blue Background. (can send a picture for inspiration) | M | Q | 66 |
| Scooby doo themed with pastels with initials in lilac | F | LB | 67 |
| Plants and forest | F | Q | 68 |
| Baby blue/pink/yellow, aqua, white, beige colours Beach/ocean, horses, sunflowers, dolphins, palm trees, mountains, skiing, scuba diving, gym, coffee, travelling | F | B | 69 |
| Rising Sun, Medical Corps badge, Army themed. Medical related (doctor). Australian and UK flag. (We can provide the Rising Sun, Medical corps badge and the UK Flag) | M | Q | 70 |
| Australian Shepherd dogs/puppies. Merle coloured dogs preferred (Green/Blue) | F | B | 71 |
| Light green with capybaras | M | Q | 72 |
| North Queensland Cowboys NRL | M | Q | 73 |
| Gold Coast Suns related (Red/Yellow) or John Deere (Green/Yellow) | M | Q | 74 |
| Land Before Time, Dinosaurs | F | Q | 75 |
| Paw Patrol | M | Q | 76 |
| St Georges Illawarra Dragons | M | LB | 77 |
| Bluey ABC Kids show | M | Q | 78 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Space Marines | M | Q | 79 |
| Poseidon defending a sail ship from a kraken | M | Q | 81 |
| Purples, Cats quilt block, Nurse/Medic | F | Q | 82 |
| Moby Dick,Blue Finn Tuna | M | Q | 82 |
| Diablo 4 | M | LB | 83 |
| Magic the gathering mana symbols | M | Q | 84 |
| Ancient Greek ships sailing across the waters with Poseidon | M | B | 85 |
| The Goonies’ Movie | M | LB | 86 |
| Bear in the big blue house TV show | M | Q | 87 |
| Formula 1 (McLaren preferred) | M | LB | 88 |
| Thomas the Tank Engine | M | Q | 89 |
| Samurai, Pirates | M | LB | 90 |
| Not too feminine, Army photographer who likes Army helicopters (Chinooks, MRH-90), the beach/ocean, nature, Australia. Initials XXX | F | B | 91 |
| Army photographer, Landscape construction, excavator, loves cooking dishes with Middle East influence colour – blue, love sunset and sunrise, and love coffee | M | B | 92 |
| Star wars, Navy, colourful, vintage, Floral please. | F | B | 93 |
| green and beige neutrals with vines, leaves, etc. please! | F | B | 94 |
| daisy or sunflowers on a neutral background | F | Q | 95 |
| camping / caravaning orientated | F | Q | 96 |
| Writing, travel, ocean, sunsets, Navy, initials XXX | F | B | 97 |
| Rising Sun, AAPRS Badge, Neutral colours (beige, white, and Army greens) Australian Army theme, enjoys writing (We can provide the Rising Sun and AAPRS Badge) | F | B | 98 |
| Initials on quilt, photgraphy, outdoors, camping, beach, NO PINK | F | Q | 99 |
| RAN crest, Navy photographer, seascape/sunset theme (We can provide the RAN crest) | F | B | 100 |
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