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 26 May 26

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

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

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

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

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

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...