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...

25th July Request List

25th July Request List

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

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

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

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

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

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...