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:

Grati-Wednesday 20th August 2025

by | 20 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! Once again we have a multitude of thank you's from around the globe. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 66 sleeps! Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Dear Jan-Maree,...
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Request List 19 August 2025

by | 19 August 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Cath here. Thank you all for your words of welcome and words of encouragement, much appreciated. Let me introduce you to one of our volunteers, Marianne. She does the mail on Wednesdays. Marianne posts out the items that you need for your request/s: for...
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Weekly Dispatch 15th August 2025

by | 15 August 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...
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Grati-Wednesday 13th August 2025

by | 13 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! As the Request list has now moved to Tuesday we decided to move the Grati-blog to Wednesday.  It will give us that nice boost to get over the hump of the week!   Once again we have a multitude of thank you's from around the globe....
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Request List 12 August 25

by | 12 August 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Just wanted to introduce my self to you. My name is Cath Harper. I have met many recipients at the annual AHQ dinner. (Have you got your tickets yet?) I am a volunteer, I make quilts and laundry bags and am the first paid employee of AHQ. I will be primarily...
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Weekly Dispatch 8th August 2025

by | 8 August 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 10 Quilts which takes...
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Grati-Tuesday 5th August 2025

by | 5 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the first blog for August!     Another deluge of thank you's again this week from far and wide so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!   AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 81 sleeps!  Don't forget...
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Request List 4 August 25

by | 4 August 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Well, as the picture says, it is Time for a Change. For the last 14 years the request list has gone out every Monday morning for you to peruse and select requests from. This means that I need to prepare the request list on Friday or some time over the weekend...
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Weekly Dispatch 1st August 2025

by | 1 August 2025 | Weekly Dispatches | 0 Comments

Hello Friday!!! Reminder that tickets for our Annual Thank You Weekend 2025 are on sale now for the whole weekend. Friday afternoon tour of ADFA - to be confirmed Friday night Volunteers' Gathering at The Rex Saturday morning breakfast at The Rex for any Newbies...
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Quilts for HMAS Sydney…..

by | 30 July 2025 | News, Update | 0 Comments

The lovely crew from HMAS Sydney put up a great post with photos of some of the quilts they have received recently with a lovely message. Thank you to Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) for their wonderful delivery of quilts for the crew. We will cherish them...
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Grati-Tuesday 29th July 2025

by | 29 July 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the last blog for July.   On the downward slope to the end of the year. I bet it will be no time at all and we are counting down till Jolly Old Santa visits!!   Another deluge of thank you's again this week from far and wide...
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Request List 28 July 25

by | 28 July 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Good morning. Since early 2016 we have sent out a weekly email containing Jan-Maree's message to volunteers and the Request List. But on and off our volunteers tell us this email just doesn't arrive. Have you missed out on receiving your weekly Request List by...
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A visit to HMAS Hobart…LAST CHANCE

by | Jan 28, 2020 |

EDIT 28 Jan 2020G'day all.So far I have the following names on my list of people to join me on HMAS Hobart for a tour and refreshments, on Wednesday 5 February. Helen WLeanne McNCarolyn M Gail MacQBridget RJenny NHoward NSally CRita CClarissa LBev USheena...

HMAS HOBART VISIT by Cath Hpr

by | Jan 28, 2020 |

Last Friday, after an early start ,grey skies and a chauffeur driven ride (aka Jan-Maree) Toni, Jenny A and myself were taken to Garden Island to embark on a Family day trip sailing on HMAS Hobart. (Arriving at Naval base Garden Island) HMAS Hobart is a...

Grati-Tuesday 28 Jan 2020

by | Jan 28, 2020 |

I hope you all had an enjoyable Australia Day and if you were lucky enough to get a public holiday yesterday, a relaxing enjoyable day. Here are some great messages to get your sewing/working week started. .....G’day Melissa,Thank you so much for the quilt...

Aussie Hero Quilts Request List 27 Jan 2020

by | Jan 27, 2020 |

Hi AllPlease read the info about the priority requests. Every one of these personnel are in Iraq and I know that a quilt or a laundry bag will really boost their morale when they really need it.Priority Requests – there are only 45 requests on the list but one third...

Granny Maud’s Girl…… special offer just for us…

by | Jan 26, 2020 |

How good is this!!Carla of Granny Maud’s Girl is offering our makers 50% off her “Australia” and “Squadron Leader” patterns to help us with our efforts making quilts and laundry bags for our service men and women. Both are priced in her Etsy store at $12 but will be...

Weekly Dispatches 24th January 2020

by | Jan 24, 2020 |

We seem to be picking up momentum as the year gets going, with quite a number of lovely Quilts and Laundry Bags going in the mailthis past week, for our deployed Aussie Heroes.Thank you to each person who has been a part of this great effort.This year so far we...