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...

17 October 22 Request List

17 October 22 Request List

Hey folks, Firstly, I hope none of you are affected by the floods that are rearing their ugly heads yet again this year. The same goes for loved ones and friends. We are welcoming HMAS Hobart to our request list. There will be, in coming weeks, requests for HMAS...

10 October 22 Request List

10 October 22 Request List

Hey folks, This time in three weeks the Annual Aussie Hero Weekend and Dinner will be over for another year and all those that attended will be either home or heading in that direction. After waiting so long for the dinner to come around after two years of COVID, it...

03 October 22 Request List

03 October 22 Request List

Hey folks, Woo Hoo, less than a month till our weekend now. Last weekend Greg and I checked out and firmed up the bus tour itinerary. You will start off at a new Quilt shop called Makerie. It looks gorgeous. Then you will be transported to a stop where there will be...

26th September 22 Request List

26th September 22 Request List

Hey folks, We are welcoming the submarine, HMAS Rankin, to our list this week and you will see a number of requests asking for “dolphins”. This is the badge that submariners earn when they become qualified on their submarine. We have digitised this badge so we can...

19th September 22 Request List

19th September 22 Request List

Hey folks, Have you bought a ticket for the bus tour in Canberra on the day of the dinner?  Last chance this week to grab a ticket if you are still thinking of it. Anyway, tickets are available from Trybooking if you want to join in the bus fun!...

12th September 22 Request List

12th September 22 Request List

Hey folks, Well it is such a sad time. Whether you are a Royalist or a Republican you have to appreciate that we have lost an amazing lady, a veteran and a monarch. She dedicated her life to service and set an amazing example of service. Vale Queen Elizabeth II.   You...