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 25 November 24

Request List 25 November 24

Greetings all, We have a number of requests from folks who are on Operation Kudu (requests 5 to 21). There is not time to get quilts to them whilst they are overseas so they have to wait til they come home to receive their quilts. I think you probably find some of...

Request List 18 November 24

Request List 18 November 24

Greetings all, First some admin updates. If you need to request labels for your quilts from Janet Long she has requested that you text her as well as email her. That way if some of your emails have gone into her junk folder she will know to look for them. If you need...

Request List 11 November 24

Request List 11 November 24

Greetings all, We have a bunch of requests on the list this week from members who are deployed to Bahrain. A number of them have asked for Navy/Desert themed quilts and bags. I am not sure this pic is what they are looking for but…… what do you think? And now for this...

Request List 4 November 2024

Request List 4 November 2024

Greetings all, It has been lovely to hear that a number of you who attended the Volunteers’ Gathering in Canberra have already sent off some thank you emails to people who were kind enough to donate items for the goodie bag. Where possible I included the contact...

Request List 28 October 24

Request List 28 October 24

Greetings all, This is Alma, one of the guests who attended our Volunteers’ Gathering on Friday night and our Annual Thank You Dinner on Saturday night. It is Sunday night as I finish preparing the Request List and I will be like Alma as soon as I finish because I am...

Request List 21 October 24

Request List 21 October 24

Greetings all, Can you believe we have less than a week til this year’s Annual Thank You Weekend. I leave for Canberra tomorrow and I have a pretty busy schedule right up until we get the ball rolling on Friday afternoon. Carpooling has been arranged for the visit to...