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 26 May 26

by | 26 May 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 19 May 26

by | 19 May 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 12 May 26

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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...
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Request List 5 May 26

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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...
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Request List 28 April 26

by | 28 April 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 21 April 26

by | 21 April 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 14 April 26

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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,...
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Request List 7 April 26

by | 7 April 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 31 March 26

by | 31 March 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 24 March 26

by | 24 March 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

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...
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Request List 17 March 26

by | 17 March 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, Please look at the embroidery of the Navy crest pictured below. You will see the “jump threads” where the machine needle moves to the next section to embroider it. When you receive your embroidered item, please cut and remove these jump threads from the crest...
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Request List 10 March 26

by | 10 March 2026 | Request List | 0 Comments

Hi all, IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR POSTING TO THOSE POSTED TO A SHIP. Firstly, you need to look at the address you are given. If the address, you are given looks like a normal street address then you just post them as you normally would in the provided prepaid satchel....
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25th July Request List

25th July Request List

by | Jul 25, 2022 |

Good morning all, I hope you have had a great weekend.  I actually managed to get some sewing in yesterday which is a bonus. These are the submariner’s dolphins and they are very important to our submariners. When someone is posted to a submarine they must pass a...

18th July Request List

18th July Request List

by | Jul 18, 2022 |

Good morning all, I love the little messages that I receive out of the blue at times when least expected.  Where we used to post quilts to recipients in the past, these days I can call on a collection of wonderful Aussie Hero Ambassadors who present the quilts on our...

Request List 4 July 2022

Request List 4 July 2022

by | Jul 4, 2022 |

Good morning all, 10th Anniversary Dinner. Not long to go to our Annual Thank You Weekend in Canberra and our 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the Rex Hotel.  We are slowly collecting items to be auctioned or raffled at the dinner, not to mention a few surprises...

27 June 2022 Request List

27 June 2022 Request List

by | Jun 27, 2022 |

Good morning all, 10th Anniversary Dinner. Four months to go to our Annual Thank You Weekend in Canberra and our 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the Rex Hotel. We are slowly collecting items to be auctioned or raffled at the dinner, not to mention a few...

20 June 2022 Request List

20 June 2022 Request List

by | Jun 20, 2022 |

Good morning all, I am just back from a few days in Canberra and had a very productive time down there. I presented some personalised laundry bags to the latest Chaplaincy Course and they were very appreciative. One fellow in particular was very touched as the last...

Request List 13 June 2022

Request List 13 June 2022

by | Jun 13, 2022 |

13 June 2022 Request List Good morning all, A quick query from one of our long term volunteers, Sue N, who has moved into the Bathurst area.  She is wondering if there are any other AHQ folk in that area.  Our Special Project laundry bags are starting to arrive with...