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 9 December 25

Request List 9 December 25

Hi all, "It's beginning to look a lot like ChristmasEverywhere you goTake a look at the five and ten, it's glistening once againWith candy canes and silver lanes that glowSure, it's Christmas once more" 16 days to go! So, what does Christmas mean to you? For many it...

Request List 2 December 25

Request List 2 December 25

Hi all, We are now in December so how is your Christmas decorating, cooking preparations and shopping/wrapping going? Are you more organised this year or less than last year? Have you got your Christmas music playing? So, you have 23 days till Christmas to get...

Request List 25 November 25

Request List 25 November 25

Hi all, We have published a blog post about this and have mentioned this on our request list emails but still it seems that not everyone has received this message. Hopefully this will reach everyone. There have been major changes with the addresses for all our ships...

Request List 18 November 25

Request List 18 November 25

Hi all, I know it has been a few weeks since the dinner, but I am still catching up on blog posts about the night. Soon you will see a post showing all the wonderful raffle and auction prizes we had. I am particularly delighted that almost all of the prizes were...

Request List 11 November 25

Request List 11 November 25

Hi all, Remembrance Day is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour Defence force members who have died in the line of duty. In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of...

Request List 4 November 25

Request List 4 November 25

Hi all, A busy week for Jan-Maree this week. If you watch the news, you will probably hear about the IndoPacific 2025 International Maritime Exposition which is happening in Sydney this week and which is hosted by the Royal Australian Navy. People will be attending...