Request List Posts

Welcome to the Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) Request List posts.

This page is dedicated to all the Request List that have been posted by Aussie Hero Quilts. Our volunteers use these posts to nominate for what quilts and luandry bags they wish to make for our wonderful veterans.

Request List 28 July 25

Hi all, Good morning. Since early 2016 we have sent out a weekly email containing Jan-Maree's message to volunteers and the Request List. But on and off our volunteers tell us this email just doesn't arrive. Have you missed out on receiving your weekly Request List by...

Request List 21 July 25

Hi all, Fourteen weeks til our Annual Thank You Weekend. Have you bought your tickets yet? There are six events in three days starting with a Tour of a Military Establishment on the Friday afternoon (free). We have a Volunteer’s Gathering on the Friday night ($25)....

Request List 14 July 25

Hi all, I hope you all had a good weekend and are looking forward to a good week. A couple of snippets for you this week. I have discovered that when some folk receive a thank you message they are not sure if they should reply or not. I totally understand their...

Request List 7 July 25

Greetings all, After spending most of last week at the Craft and Quilt Fair, it is back to the office to catch up this week but with so many lovely memories of all the great people we met. We had lots of people tell us their Aussie Hero Quilts experience – sometimes...

Request List 30 June 25

Hi all, Cath Harvey and I have just finished showcasing Aussie Hero Quilts at the Craft and Quilt Fair in Sydney and we had a great time. We met lots of great people. A number of recipients made a point of finding us to say thank you in person for their quilts. One...

Request List 23 June 25

Hi all, How good is this photo, sent to us by the very busy HMAS Canberra with some of the random laundry bags we gave them. Can you see yours? The photo came with some words of thanks: “From our team to yours, thank you. Your time and effort brightens our day - one...

Request List 16 June 25

Greetings all, This week I have a request for those of you who make laundry bags. I have noticed that some of you are top stitching the cord channel as with the purple one below. I know this looks neat and you might think it makes the cord channel stronger but in...

Request List 9 June 25

Hi all, I hope you have all had a good weekend so far and are planning something nice to do today if you are lucky enough to have a public holiday. I am hoping to sneak in a little bit of extra sewing if I can. PRIORITIES As always, the requests are listed in priority...

Request List 2 June 25

Hi all, I had a lovely trip to Canberra last week. One of the things I did was deliver some quilts to the wife of our Chief of Air Force. This is one of them. This fellow is 100 years old and he can still fit into his uniform. Imagine that! This quilt was made by...

Request List 26 May 25

Hi all, As you sit down to look at this list I will be answering emails before jumping in the car around midday to drive down to Canberra. I have meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday and then home again on Thursday morning. If I don’t get to answer your email on Monday...

Request List 19 May 25

Woo hoo, just a reminder that the tickets are on sale for the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Dinner on 25 Oct 25 and all the other events for the rest of the weekend. It is going to be a good one. Tickets are available here...

Request List 12 May 25

Greetings All, The tickets for the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You weekend are on sale now. We have a tour on the Friday afternoon, free of charge but please book in so we know how many of you will be attending. It will be a tour of ADFA but don't say "oh no, I...
Request List 28 July 25

Request List 28 July 25

Hi all, Good morning. Since early 2016 we have sent out a weekly email containing Jan-Maree's message to volunteers and the Request List. But on and off our volunteers tell us this email just doesn't arrive. Have you missed out on receiving your weekly Request List by...

Request List 21 July 25

Request List 21 July 25

Hi all, Fourteen weeks til our Annual Thank You Weekend. Have you bought your tickets yet? There are six events in three days starting with a Tour of a Military Establishment on the Friday afternoon (free). We have a Volunteer’s Gathering on the Friday night ($25)....

Request List 14 July 25

Request List 14 July 25

Hi all, I hope you all had a good weekend and are looking forward to a good week. A couple of snippets for you this week. I have discovered that when some folk receive a thank you message they are not sure if they should reply or not. I totally understand their...

Request List 7 July 25

Request List 7 July 25

Greetings all, After spending most of last week at the Craft and Quilt Fair, it is back to the office to catch up this week but with so many lovely memories of all the great people we met. We had lots of people tell us their Aussie Hero Quilts experience – sometimes...

Request List 30 June 25

Request List 30 June 25

Hi all, Cath Harvey and I have just finished showcasing Aussie Hero Quilts at the Craft and Quilt Fair in Sydney and we had a great time. We met lots of great people. A number of recipients made a point of finding us to say thank you in person for their quilts. One...

Request List 23 June 25

Request List 23 June 25

Hi all, How good is this photo, sent to us by the very busy HMAS Canberra with some of the random laundry bags we gave them. Can you see yours? The photo came with some words of thanks: “From our team to yours, thank you. Your time and effort brightens our day - one...