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 16 June 26

Hi all, In April 2026, the Australian Defence Force leadership appointments were announced, the woman who made history was Lieutenant General Susan Coyle. When the government announced a series of senior Defence appointments, Lieutenant General Coyle was selected as...

Request List 9 June 26

Hi all, CONTINUING WITH AHQ THANK DINNER WEEKEND- SATURDAY Tickets available at Try booking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1542514 Contact Jan-Maree for the Discount Code for the Volunteers for the dinner tickets. Also contact Jan-Maree for the booking...

Request List 26 May 26

Hi all, Firstly, to those of you who sent congratulatory messages to LTGEN Susan Coyle on the announcement of her new appointment as the first ever Female Chief of Army in July this year… Susan received the parcel with all your messages in it this week and she let me...

Request List 19 May 26

Hi all, Firstly, this week a little note about posting off quilts and bags. Now that we are using prepaid satchels for a lot of our posting many of you are tracking your parcels. Some things you need to know: If you track your parcel and are concerned about its...

Request List 12 May 26

Hi all, The latest episode of the Tales of the Travelling 15th Anniversary Laundry bags has been posted for you to read. The post includes a fabulous photo taken by an ADF Diver underwater. They are certainly getting around the world and all over Australia. Jan-Maree...

Request List 5 May 26

Hi all, Jan-Maree here. Today I received a lovely note regarding the letters we include with our random laundry bags. Some people don’t feel comfortable including notes in their bags because they don’t know who they are writing to. I hope the following gives some...

Request List 28 April 26

Hi all, When/if you make a random laundry bag do you include a note inside for your recipient, even if you don’t know who that recipient will be? I often ask people to include a note with anything they make for Aussie Hero Quilts, and a lot of people shy away from...

Request List 21 April 26

Hi all, The Aussie Hero Quilts 15th Anniversary Weekend from Friday 16th Oct to Sunday18th Oct 2026, is dedicated to the wonderful quilters who volunteer to give back to our serving men and women in theAustralian Defence Force, also to those who are suffering an...

Request List 14 April 26

Hi all, A huge announcement this week and it is only appropriate that we acknowledge it here. Prime Minister Albanese has announced that Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, currently the Chief of Navy, will take over the Australian Defence Force’s most senior role in July,...

Request List 7 April 26

Hi all, Hope you all had a safe and happy Easter. Wanted to share, encourage, and lift you up with these beautifully written sincere words from WOFF Ken Robertson OAM, the inaugural Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the Australian Defence Force (SEAC), a...

Request List 31 March 26

Hi all, I know that sometimes we read the requests and wonder what they represent to the recipient. Sometimes the meanings are so obvious but sometimes we look at the requests and just wonder why? Well, here is a great explanation of one of our recent requests. Horses...

Request List 24 March 26

Hi all, We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary this year and I have fifteen special 15th Anniversary laundry bags circulating all over Australia and the world for people to take photos with. “For fifteen years, the Friends of Aussie Heroes—spread across every corner...
06 March 2023 Request List

06 March 2023 Request List

Good morning, Hope you are all having a good week. I had a busy one heading down to Melbourne on Monday so I could speak to the partners of the visiting VIPs at the Avalon Air Show on Tuesday. I will hopefully have published a post regarding my visit by the time you...

27 February 2023 Request List

27 February 2023 Request List

Good morning, At last!!! I have just received some of the request from troops on Operation Kudu (training the Ukrainian Soldiers in the UK) but I will need to source some badges and edit some content so they will not all be on the list until next week. For this week,...

20 February 2023 Request List

20 February 2023 Request List

Good morning, Update – I have just received some of the request from troops on Operation Kudu (training the Ukrainian Soldiers in the UK) but I will need to source some badges and edit some content so they will not be on the list until next week.  Priority Requests –...

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...

6 February 2023 Request List

6 February 2023 Request List

Good morning, Still waiting on the requests from Operation Kudu (our troops training Ukrainian soldiers) but there are a few more requests for you to choose from so no need to sit idle if you want to sew.  There are some cute requests to choose from too.. just a...

30 January 2023 Request List

30 January 2023 Request List

Good morning, We have another relatively small request list this week. Still waiting on details from the soldiers on  Operation Kudu, the operation that sees our soldiers in Europe training soldiers from Ukraine. Hopefully we will have their details before too long....