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 27th August 2025

by | 27 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! One of the thank you's in today's blog gave me a good chuckle. The recipient has a way with words! See if you can work out which one! We once again have a great lot of thank you's from around the globe. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while...
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Request list 26 August 2025

by | 26 August 2025 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Woo Hoo, only 8 weeks to go until we will be meeting in Canberra for our Annual Thank You Weekend. It promises to be a good weekend as always. For our newbies or those that have not attended before, we have a packed agenda or activities planned. This dinner is...
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Weekly Dispatch 22nd August 2025

by | 22 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 26 Quilts which takes...
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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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Operation Fabric Accumulation…..

by | Nov 4, 2019 |

Saturday's Bus trip by Heather and Lesley.......After a satisfying breakfast at Poppy’s, with the ‘Newbies’ getting to know each other and J-M, it was time for rollcalls from our Bus Bosses, Sandy and Toni. ‘Leave no (wo)man behind.’Operation Fabric Accumulation was...

Aussie Hero Quilts Request List 4 November 2019

by | Nov 4, 2019 |

Hi AllWell the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Weekend is over for another year and I am fairly confident in saying that the feedback I have had has all been positive and everyone had a great time.  Now it is time to think about sewing again so here goes with...

Weekly Dispatches 1st November 2019

by | Nov 1, 2019 |

Greetings to all Aussie Hero Quilts volunteers and supporters.This is a very special weekend...it is the Annual Thank You Weekend in Canberra, for all Aussie Hero Quilts volunteers.  It promises to be a wonderful time for us all as Jan-Marie brings together...

BLOCK OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER 2019

by | Oct 31, 2019 |

BLOCK OF THE MONTHNOVEMBER 2019THE STAR BLOCKThis lovely traditional star block is timeless and appeals to so many people.They look strong and beautiful in quilts made for our Aussie Heroes.They also combine very well with other blocks.FOUR COLOURWAY...

The Project… the feedback….

by | Oct 31, 2019 |

Last week a story about Aussie Heroes aired on The Project and the response has been huge and humbling. I know a lot of you don't have Facebook and even those who do, won't have read all the comments that have been published, especially on The Project's page so I have...

Happy Mail 30th October 2019

by | Oct 30, 2019 |

BLOCK OF THE MONTHThese are all the lovely blocks that have arrived inmailbox over the past week, sent by the BOM Squad.THANK YOUto every contributor.They are going to help make some great quilts for our Aussie Heroes.If you would like to make some of the Green &...