News & Updates

Welcome to the Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) Blog. You can keep up to date with all the news and events that occur at Aussie Hero Quilts. Our regular blog features are:

Weekly Dispatch 31st October 2025

by | 30 October 2025 | AHQ Default | 0 Comments

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 12 Quilts which takes...
Read More

Grati-Wednesday 29th October 2025

by | 29 October 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! *** Hi Joy H, I got back from leave last weekend and upon my return your wonderful quilt and laundry bag were waiting for me here; I love it, and it's everything...
Read More

New Naval Ships Mailing Address

by | 28 October 2025 | General Information, News | 0 Comments

  Hi All There is a new mailing address coming for all Naval ships. If you are working on a request for a member on a ship, can you please not send your parcel off until we contact you. We want to make sure the new process is up and running smoothly before we...
Read More

Request List 28 October 25

by | 28 October 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, For all of those who were able to make it to the AHQ Volunteer Thank You Dinner weekend in Canberra hope you have arrived home safely. For those who normally come but couldn't make it, you were thought of and missed. Welcome to our newbies, hope it was special...
Read More

Weekly Dispatch 24th October 2025

by | 24 October 2025 | Weekly Dispatches | 0 Comments

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 17 Quilts which takes...
Read More

Grati-Wednesday 22nd October 2025

by | 22 October 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! *** Hi Heather B! You made my laundry bag with the fighter jets and helicopters on it. I only received it today as I've just come home from Europe! I just wanted...
Read More

Request List 21 October 25

by | 21 October 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, It is down to only a few sleeps till Aussie Hero Quilts converges on Canberra for the Annual Thank You Weekend. For those that can’t make it, please know that you will be missed and we would love you to join us next year if you can. We will do our best to...
Read More

Weekly Dispatch 17th October 2025

by | 17 October 2025 | Weekly Dispatches | 0 Comments

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 9 Quilts which takes...
Read More

Request List 14 October 25

by | 14 October 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Raffle tickets will be four for $10 OR 10 for 20. In addition, every volunteer attending will be given one free ticket. Your names will already be written on the raffle ticket list before the dinner and winners will be chosen using a random generator. Ticket...
Read More

Weekly Dispatch 10th October 2025

by | 10 October 2025 | Weekly Dispatches | 0 Comments

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 8 Quilts which takes...
Read More

Grati-Wednesday 8th October 2025

by | 8 October 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 17 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** We received a beautiful hand written letter from the 11 year old daughter of a...
Read More

Request List 7 October 25

by | 7 October 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, 2026 AHQ Calendars are now on Sale! Thanks to the very clever Bel, we have a new calendar for this year. For the very low cost of only $20 you can purchase a 2026 AHQ calendar. You can check it out here if you want to see what it looks like....
Read More

Thank You DVA.

by | Aug 18, 2021 | , ,

These days we have a number of non-quilting volunteers who help to carry the administration load of Aussie Heroes. One of those is past recipient, CAPT Phill Henry, RAN.  Phill's Aussie Hero's job is to be OIC of Fund-raising and Grant Application...

Request List 16 August 2021

by | Aug 16, 2021 |

Another week and I send a huge hand of positive good thoughts to everyone in these uncertain Covid times.  Perhaps,  like me, you have a few sewing projects on your craft table. Are you able to add another lovely project to your list?   If one of...

Weekly Dispatches – 13th Aug 2021

by | Aug 13, 2021 |

  Happy Friday!!!And the world just keeps on turning!!! Well done to all who have contributed, in anyway, to this weeks collection of quilts and laundry bags that are on the way to their forever homes. They will be met at the other end with...

Grati -Tuesday 10th August 2021

by | Aug 10, 2021 |

            Happy Tuesday Friends! I'm off work at the moment, with another blood clot but receiving wonderful care. I have had some insight this week into the craziness that is COVID in the hospital system - and how...

Request List 9 August 2021

by | Aug 9, 2021 |

Hello, How are you all getting on?  I am hearing that many of us, in lockdowns of one form or another, are really appreciating the ability and opportunity to turn their hand to gardening, puzzles, cooking or Sewing!!! All give so much...