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 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Weekly Dispatch 3rd October 2025

by | 3 October 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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Op Southern Discovery Presentation 2025

by | 2 October 2025 | General Information, News | 0 Comments

Operation Southern Discovery 2025-26: from Hobart to Antarctica Hopefully readers will remember various blogs in the last 12 months about AHQLB's contribution to Operation Southern Discovery (OpSD). While OpSD has been running for some years, this is only the second...
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Grati-Wednesday 1st October 2025

by | 1 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 24 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Wayne T had the privilege of presenting a quilt to a very worthy recipient. He was...
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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 &...