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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Grati-Tuesday 29 October 19

by | Oct 29, 2019 |

Here are some inspiring and heartwarming letters and emails receivedfrom Aussie Heroes who havereceived a quilt and/or Laundry Bag.  Lovely to read and so encouraging.Hi Lynn,I just wanted to let you know that I received the quilt you sent me, it is amazing,...

Aussie Heroes Quilts Request List 28th October, 2019

by | Oct 28, 2019 |

Badges, crests, silhouettes…..Don’t be intimidated by the requests that want the above, I can probably send the badges and crests to you and can also send you silhouettes that you can print out and applique as is, or enlarge for extra impact.Priority Requests – can...

Weekly Dispatches 25 October 2019

by | Oct 25, 2019 |

It's only one week until many Recipients of Quilts and Laundry Bags, makers of Quiltsand Laundry Bags and wonderful supporters of Aussie Heroes Quilts, gather in Canberra for the Annual Thank You Weekend.  I'm sure it will be a great event.These Quilts and...

Last week’s trip to Canberra

by | Oct 24, 2019 |

Hi allI had the best week in Canberra last week and if I don't write a quick post about it before I head to Perth (for another few awesome days) then I will never get time to tell you about it with our Dinner coming up in less than two weeks.   I did not...

Happy Mail 23rd October

by | Oct 23, 2019 |

BLOCKS OF THE MONTHThank you BOM Squad!These lovely blocks have arrived in my mailbox this past week and willsoon be part of quilts for our deployed Aussie Heroes.If you would like to make some of the Green and Gold Diamonds block,please goHEREfor the Tutorial and all...