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

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...

Weekly Dispatch 24th October 2025

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...

Grati-Wednesday 22nd October 2025

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...

Request List 21 October 25

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...

Weekly Dispatch 17th October 2025

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...

Request List 14 October 25

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...

Weekly Dispatch 10th October 2025

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...

Grati-Wednesday 8th October 2025

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...

Request List 7 October 25

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....

Weekly Dispatch 3rd October 2025

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...

Op Southern Discovery Presentation 2025

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...

Grati-Wednesday 1st October 2025

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...
Grati-Tuesday 14th February 2023

Grati-Tuesday 14th February 2023

Happy Tuesday Friends! Happy Valentine's Day   So grab a nice cool beverage, sit back, relax and  savour these beautiful messages!  ... Good Morning Heather B,   Greetings from HMAS Hobart! I can’t express my appreciation enough for the quilt, it truly is...

13 February 2023 Request List

13 February 2023 Request List

Good morning, Still waiting on the requests from Operation Kudu (our troops training Ukrainian soldiers) but I have confirmed the details are on their way.  Sometimes we just have to be patient. How good is this pic, it is an old one but a good one. Defence Community...

Weekly Dispatch 10th February 2023

Weekly Dispatch 10th February 2023

Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags being sent off to our ADF!! I think we can all agree, a great display of skill, imagination and creativity in the following quilts and laundry bags. Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 20 Quilts...

Singleton Military Area Family Day by Toni F

Singleton Military Area Family Day by Toni F

Last weekend Toni and Jenny A were kind enough to travel to Singleton to represent Aussie Hero Quilts at a Family Welfare Day and here is Toni's report on the day. ...... Our day began with an early rise as Jenny Allen and I, Toni F, drove to Singleton Army base to...

Another quilt in use…

Another quilt in use…

I love getting these messages.  A few years ago, when I was in the rehab pool at Mt Wilga I was introduced to another patient, an ex-RAAF and ex-RAN fellow.  We swapped contact details and before too long he became one of the team that came to my home to sew with my...

Grati-Tuesday 7th February 2023

Grati-Tuesday 7th February 2023

Happy Tuesday Friends! Wow.  We are already into the second month of the year.  I am sure the world is spinning faster. LOL   You will love the last message to our awesome founder. It certainly made me all gooey inside.  Talk about appreciation. So grab a nice cool...