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 10 Nov 26

Hi all, New procedures and reduction of deliveries by Australia Post have meant that mail is taking longer than it used to take to arrive at its destination, wherever that is. As we rely on sending satchels and crests etc around Australia for our projects we have...

Request List 3 Nov 26

Hi all, A note from Jan-Maree. Please, please, please double check the postal address you are given. We have now had three parcels returned to sender due to incorrect addresses being used. In each situation we have had to cover the cost of postage to send the parcel...

Request List 27 Oct 26

Hi all, Just over a week on from this year’s Annual Thank You Weekend and I find myself reflecting on some of the lovely things that happened over the weekend, including some of our fabulous speakers. Are you the same? If you attended the weekend there are a few...

Aussie Hero Quilts Request List 20 Oct 26

The Aussie Hero Quilts Thank You Weekend in Canberra is over for another year and it was a beauty! Almost 190 guests including Her Excellency, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, The Governor General of Australia. We raised a record $41000 through our raffle, Live and...

Request List 13 Oct 26

Hi all, WOO HOO! Not long now till our dinner. This time next year the fun will all be over for another year and I am sure there will be lots of stories to tell. At the beginning of last week Jan-Maree received a call from a ship that needed some help with morale....

Request List 6 Oct 26

Hi all, Tickets sales for the Anniversary Dinner close this week 8 Oct 26. Have you got yours? We have lots of special things happening this year due to our 15th Anniversary. Hear ye, hear ye! We have an extra-special guest joining us for the first time ever at our...

Request List 29 September 26

Hi all, 3 weeks till the AHQ 15th Anniversary Dinner. LAST CHANCE is coming. Have you got your tickets yet? WINDSOR TRADING – CORD FOR LAUNDRY BAGS If you’re looking to purchase a spool of cord for your laundry bags, Windsor Trading is where you can get it. The image...

Request List 22 September 26

Hi all, IMPORTANT Another reminder as again we have had a parcel returned to sender as the wrong street number was used. Please double-check the address details before sending off any parcels. Could I also please ask that you include Jan-Maree’s phone number...

Request List 15 September 26

Hi all, Most important! 📦 Please double-check the address before sending off any parcels. Could I also please ask that you include Jan-Maree’s phone number (0422227019) in the sender’s address on the parcel. Last week, a quilt was accidentally sent to No. 12 instead...

Request List 8 September 26

Hi all, 6 weeks till the AHQ 15th Anniversary Dinner. Have you got your tickets yet? ✨ SHOWCASE YOUR CREATIVE TALENT! ✨ Would you like to showcase your creative sewing skills at the upcoming AHQ Thank You Anniversary Dinner? We’re putting together a special display...

Request List 21 June 2021

Oh we are busy bees aren't we? So many wonderful quilts and laundry bags dispatched - and there's more! Again, lots to choose from on this list for projects of quilts and laundry bags to be created and sent off to deployed troops away from home. Every stitch sewn with...

Request List 14 June 2021

 Hello everyone and I hope you are enjoying some down time this long weekend.....family time, gardening,  bush-walking, out on the boat or road or maybe even some Aussie Hero sewing goodness? There's so much to  choose from this week - is there a...

Request List 7 June 2021

Hello all,Good morning,Again, some of us are in Lockdown environments so sending a warm  and cheery hand of hello to those of you affected. As always there's a myriad of themes and design ideas on this week's list so I hope there's someone to please your...

Request List 31 May 2021

 Hello all, With another lockdown for many of our volunteers I am very mindful, as always, of the importance of keeping in touch with each other, whether it’s friends and family, acquaintances or work colleagues.  Opportunities for face to face catch-ups,...

Request List 24 May 2021

Good morning all, New and old requests on this week’s list –  if there’s a theme that suits your stash or your creative skills can visualise a design I’d love to hear from you.     Our quilts and laundry bags we dispatch...

Request List 17 May 2021

 Good morning everyone, Oh the cooler (no, it’s cold!) weather is hitting Sydney and the heating is now on.  Perfect weather for cosying up to the sewing machine to start sewing a request for a deployed service man or women. Is there one on this week’s list...