As Christmas approaches, I'm hoping that many of the Quilts and Laundry Bagsshown here will be received by their new owners in time to puta smile on their faces and remind them that everyday Aussiesare thinking of them and remembering the sacrifice of separationfrom...
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:
- Request List – Every Tuesday
- Grati – Every Wednesday
- Weekly Dispatches – Every Friday
The Mystery Group Quilts….. by Lynn
Well, this group may be small but they are mighty.For those who do not know of these ladies, they originally came together to assist Jan-Maree in the early days of AHQ. They made blocks and sent them to her for use in various requests as they came to hand. ...
And the recipients are…… HMAS Hobart…
Remember this batch of laundry bags that we scrambled last week to get them to their destination on time. I can now reveal that they were bound for HMAS Hobart and they made it. We had a very short window of opportunity to connect with the ship, and thanks to some...
Timtams….. chocolate currency…..
Follow up to The Project “Quilting Army” – AHQLB and Tim Tams“Tim Tams are like gold over there”. I am sure most of you will have seen or heard about the segment about AHQ&LBs on The Project back in late October 2019. It featured Jan-Maree and her team at...
Happy Mail 4th December
Blocks of the MonthThis week's mail has included many beautiful Star Blocks. They're goingto look great in our Aussie Heroes' Quilts.Many thanks to the generous contributors.Helen CJenny CSally CSally RDorothy C #1Dorothy C #2Dorothy C #3Julie HSusan PUntil next...
Grati-Tuesday 3 Dec 19
More quilts and laundry bags have arrived in their location this week and that included 220 laundry bags that we quielty sent off to meet HMAS Hobart on their way home from their first operational deployment. Big thanks to Sally and her son Cameron, a veteran...