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 of No. 19. Fortunately, the person who received it was lovely and, because my phone number was included on the parcel, she was able to call me. I could then check the address, and she kindly walked the parcel down to the correct address.
A lucky escape this time! 😊 But it could easily have ended very differently, so please take that extra moment to check the house number, street and postcode before handing your parcel over to the post office.
And please remember to include Jan-Maree’s phone number in the sender’s details — it can make all the difference if something goes astray.
5 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 Dinner?
We’re putting together a special display for Saturday night and would love to feature some of the wonderful quilts and laundry bags created by our talented volunteers. 🧵🪡❤️
If you’d like to have your work included, please let HQ know and we’ll add you to the display list.
📸 What we’ll need from you:
- A few details about your quilt or laundry bag
- A photograph of your finished work
It’s a wonderful opportunity to show off your creativity, share your work with fellow volunteers, visitors and celebrate the incredible talent within the AHQ community.
🌟 Let us know if you’d like to be part of the display!
This week Upcoming Wedding 💕
Just a little heads-up that Jan-Maree’s son is getting married on Saturday, 19 September — such a special and exciting time for her family! 💕
With all the celebrations and family events happening this week, things at HQ will need to be a little different.
For this week, if possible, can you submit all requests to take on quilts or bags by Wednesday, 6 September at 5:00 pm. If you put in for a request after that please be aware that there may be a slightly delayed response as others fill in for Jan-Maree.
Jan-Maree will be fully immersed in the wedding celebrations and enjoying this precious family time. She would really appreciate it if you could please hold on to any non-urgent emails during this time, and that includes text and Facebook messages. She will be back and ready to catch up with everyone from Tuesday, 22 September.
Thank you so much for your understanding and support.
PRIORITIES
Requests number 1-20 are priority for a variety of reasons:
- the last of their group,
- compassionate reasons,
- currently deployed but cannot receive their parcels whilst overseas so we would like them to receive them shortly after their return home.
These are not the only ones on deployment.
It would be good to get these done and to their recipients.
As always, the requests are listed in priority order. There are many new and interesting requests that have come on this week.
Please let me know if you can help.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 20 October 26 please, or earlier if you can manage this. If you cannot make that date, please let me know. Do reach out if you have any timing issues and we’ll resolve one way or the other. In fact, if you are going to be late posting it please let me know BEFORE you post it. Also, if this time frame is too tight for you, there are options, just email me to discuss, thank you.
Request Information
When selecting a request, remember, you do not have to include everything they have asked for. Footy quilts do not need to have the logo or even the team’s name. Using the team colours is all that is required. Simple is perfectly acceptable. A number of these requests have given you favourite colours as well as footy teams or other hobbies and interests. It is fine to make a quilt using their favourite colours and include only one of their interests. It is fine to keep it simple.
If there is more than one request on this list that you would be happy to do I suggest that you send me a list of requests and tell me how many you want to be allocated….i.e. one of the following please….There are always a few requests that everyone wants to do (and I can never pick them) so if the first one you ask for is taken then I can allocate another from your list if I have a list.
Any queries you might have, please don’t hesitate to contact via the AHQ email as per usual with any queries and we will assist you from there. We may not know the answer, but it will be our pleasure to research and get back to you.
A reminder, when you are ready to post the quilt or laundry bag you’ve created, please use the name given to you in any correspondence with the admin team. This helps the volunteer admin team keep a track of what’s been sent etc.
CPL Wanda Quilt
TG 3456
AFPO XX
ADF
Sydney NSW 2890
Also, please use the Aussie Heroes PO Box address on your parcel in the event the parcel is Returned to Sender - the PO Box is a safe place in the event of any mishaps with postage.
Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags)
PO Box 248
Cherrybrook NSW 2126
Don’t forget to take a photo of your completed quilt or laundry bag to email to AHQ with the name of the recipient and we can include in the Weekly Dispatches blog and add to the tally of quilts and laundry bags sent off to the troops. I personally love viewing the photos of those projects dispatched – so inspiring.
If you are using a AHQ supplied prepaid satchel please kindly use the AHQ address for the return address– also for your own packaging – if a parcel is Returned to Sender it is likely we can expedite its journey to the recipient from Sydney.
Please also please hold on to the Tracking number (the pink sticker that you should remove before posting – we’ve experienced mail delays lately (haven’t we all?) and having the Tracking number is very reassuring to keep an eye on the parcel’s progress in arriving at its destination.
Don’t forget, if you look at today’s Request List and need help choosing, please feel free to get in touch to discuss, we will be ready to reply and offer guidance by email. Our goal is to help you find a request that you will be comfortable with doing. If you need a crest etc we may be able to post embroideries / printed fabric images or email some of these to you.
Helpful info may be gleaned here from Information For Those That Sew
I look forward to seeing the photos of completed quilts and LBs when they are ready to post off.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE copy the ENTIRE line if you wish to nominate for a quilt or laundry bag.
For example....
| Marvel Theme. Ironman | M | LB | 1 |
This is really important to make sure that neither you nor I copy the wrong number which could lead to me giving you the wrong details for specific request. If you find it hard to copy and paste, please copy or write the line out as above as:
Marvel Theme. Ironman M LB 1
Decoding The Columns:The first column is the theme or preferences requested.
The second column indicates the gender of the recipient:
F = female
M = male
The third column is as follows:
B = both quilt and laundry bag (feel free to nominate to JUST do the laundry bag if you wish)
Q = just a quilt
LB = just a laundry bag
The fourth column is the number of the request.
Please let the Admin crew know if you have any other questions....Just email co*******@******************rg.au
Looking forward to seeing what you want to make this week. Happy stitching!
Cheers,
Jan-Maree
P.P.S. Don't forget to check out AHQ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
REQUEST LIST
| RAAF Crest
RAAF & Cyber theme Text "FIT26-1 CyTE, Cyber in the Middle East" (We can provide the crest and text) |
M | Q | 1 |
| A quilt featuring Tatooine (Star Wars) when they are pod racing. | M | LB | 2 |
| Quilt-
RAAF Crest 6SQN Crest Air Force themed prefer aircraft Growler EA-18G Red or Blue (We can provide the RAAF and 6SQNcrests, Growler silhouette) Laundry Bag - NRL Dolphin theme |
M | B | 3 |
| Pirates of Caribbean | M | LB | 4 |
| Operation Mazurka badge 2026
Egypt Black Sandy (We can provide the OP Mazurka badge) |
M | Q | 5 |
| Operation Mazurka Rot 59B 2026
Sinai Peninsula Pyramids Sphinx Sandy Colour Theme. (We can provide the OP Mazurka badge) |
M | B | 6 |
| Dog themed, featuring Golden Retriever/Labrador mix, and Staffy breeds
Names of dogs in text (We can provide images of dog's, emb patch with dogs names) |
M | Q | 7 |
| Operation Mazurka badge 2026, Rot 59B
Sinai Peninsula Pyramids Sphinx Sandy Colour Theme (We can provide the OP Mazurka badge) |
M | B | 8 |
| Operation Mazurka badge 2026
Aussie Flag Pyramids Blackhawk Helicopters (We can provide the OP Mazurka badge with year) |
M | B | 9 |
| Rising Sun
MFO Badge with Op Mazurka 59B RAA badge Pyramids North Camp (text) Australian Flag Australian Mascot - dog, SSGT ROO emb text, Photo available (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAA badge, OP Mazurka badge, emb text and photos) |
M | B | 10 |
| Rising Sun with details Jul 2026 - Jan 2027
Operation Mazurka 59B Badge Skippy Badge Australian Army (We can provide the Rising Sun with details, Skippy badge and OP Mazurka badge) |
M | B | 11 |
| Operation Mazurka badge 2026
To add to the quilt you might also like to include- Egypt, Pyramids, Camels, sandy colours (We can provide the OP Mazurka badge) |
M | Q | 12 |
| RAAF crest
RAAF themed RAAF roundel C17 Globemaster Blue colours (We can provide RAAF crest, silhouette C17 Globemaster) |
F | B | 13 |
| Australian Flowers | F | LB | 14 |
| Japanese Maple Trees (or bonsai)
Gouldian Finches Trout Fly Fishing Cranes (plant equipment - not the bird) |
M | B | 15 |
| Love Camping
Australian Scenery (Specifically Far North Queensland) Die-hard Cowboys supporter Big fan of Tim-Tams |
M | B | 16 |
| The Cat Empire’ (Australian Band, they have a logo that could be appliqued)
Wine |
M | B | 17 |
| Loves the video game series Mass Effect, anything related to that would be amazing | M | Q | 18 |
| Chocolate and Tanned Kelpie (1 dog, two colours), Fishing | M | B | 19 |
| Star Wars
Snowboarding |
M | B | 20 |
| RAAF crest
RAAF themed RAAF roundel F35 FA 18 Hornet Blue colours (We can provide RAAF crest, silhouettes of F35 and FA 18) |
M | LB | 21 |
| Rising Sun
SOER emblem Australian flag Dark Green Poppies and sunflowers (We can provide the Rising Sun and SOER badge) |
M | LB | 22 |
| Australian flag
Outdoors Fishing (Murray cod fish) Dark green |
M | LB | 23 |
| RAAF Crest
1 Combat Communications SQN (1CCS) crest Defence Force School of Signals crest Military themes: Cyber, Computers and networks Favourite colours: Purple/Green Hobbies and interests: Hiking, Coffee, Camping, Rock Climbing, Scuba diving, Photography, Board games Aircraft E7(Wedgetail) aircraft (We can provide the Crests & silhouette of Wedgetail) |
M | B | 25 |
| Rising Sun with details
RAAC Royal Australian Armoured Corps RAAOC Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps badges Star Wars themed (We can provide the crest & badges) |
M | Q | 26 |
| RAAF crest
Themes Ocean, beaches, books and poppies Colours - Light pink, light blue and white Happy to trust the creativity fo trhe volunteer |
F | Q | 27 |
| Fly Fishing
Greens and blues. |
M | B | 28 |
| Rising Sun
Medical Corps insignia Ukrainian Trident Poppies Polish White Eagle Colours, Red, White, Blue & Yellow (We can provide the Rising Sun, corps badge, Trident & White Eagle) |
M | Q | 29 |
| Disney theme with animals such as Dogs , unicorns, princess.
Pink/purple/rainbow colours Two Girls Names RAAF E-7A aircraft somewhere in sky (We can provide the girls names) |
F | Q | 30 |
| Anything Aus/UAE/desert.
Can also include Border Collies or Geelong Football Club. |
M | B | 31 |
| LB - Rainbow 6 Seige & Grand Theft Auto (X-Box games) themed
Q - RAAF Crest Australian Flag Pinks and Blues with Roblox themed border (Roblox are like Lego characters) |
M | B | 32 |
| RAN Crest
Maritime theme (We can provide the RAN Crest) |
M | LB | 33 |
| QLD Rainforest and earthy colours/scenery
Small Aus and UAE flag somewhere Native Australian fauna and flora "Surname" written/embroidered in a corner if possible. |
M | B | 34 |
| Small Australian and UAE flag
Small camel Beach Water, waves Surfing Sunset |
M | B | 35 |
| RAAF Crest
Air Force theme P-3 and P-8 aircraft (We can provide the RAAF crest and the aircraft silhouettes) |
M | B | 36 |
| Anything from the Frozen movie (for a 4yr old girl) | M | Q | 37 |
| A Combination of British and Australian stuff | M | B | 38 |
| Navy Crest,
Naval Ships, muted earthy tones (look to nature for inspiration), Dogs. |
M | B | 39 |
| Likes pretty landscapes
Cats Flowers |
F | Q | 40 |
| Love pinks, purples, green, aqua - ocean colours | F | B | 41 |
| Zelda
Air Force |
M | B | 42 |
| Anything Star Wars related but only the good guys…. | M | B | 43 |
| Loves the video game series The Elder Scrolls
I love Skyrim and Oblivion (They have logos that could be appliqued) |
M | B | 44 |
| Anything French Bulldog related and bright colours but not pink please. | F | B | 45 |
| RAAF Crest
ADF Badge, Military themes: Intelligence, Butterworth, AMAB, Okinawa, Woomera, Canungra, Gallipoli Barracks, RAAF Base P-8A, KC-30s, C-17, KingAir HMAS Adelaide. Favourite colours: light blue and green. Interests: travel, beach and ocean, mountains, flowers, autumn, snow, yoga, speaking German (We can provide the crests, badges and silhouette P8, KC30, KingAir to applique) |
F | B | 46 |
| Sunflowers
Beach Waterfalls Surfing Sunsets/sunrise Travel Nature Pastel yellow, pink, blue |
F | LB | 47 |
| Rising Sun,
Scottish tartan background (preferably Clan Donald/MacDonald tartan) Silhouettes of Light Horse soldiers riding/charging their horses (We can provide the Rising Sun and silhouettes of light horse soliders) |
M | Q | 48 |
| Air Force (Blue) and AFL Fremantle Dockers (Purple) Themed | M | Q | 49 |
| Kids movie themed- Lilo and Stitch, Land Before Time, Woody and Jessie (Toy Story), Bluey and Bingo
3 x Children’s names included Favourite colours: Red and yellow |
M | B | 50 |
| Golden Retrievers
Ocean/waves/beach Travel. Favorite colours light blue, dark greens. |
F | LB | 51 |
| Rising Sun
RAAMC, Army Medic crest Sunflowers Sharks (We can provide the crests) |
F | B | 52 |
| Loves Dachshund dogs
Pastel pink and pastel yellow - happy with anything colourful |
F | B | 53 |
| Rising Sun with details,
Corp Badges for Artillery and Military Police, Army theme Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons (We can provide the Rising Sun and badges) |
M | Q | 54 |
| Navy badge
NRL Cronulla Sharks, Family picture (image available) French Bulldogs (images available) and beer. Blue colour theme (We can provide the Navy badge and images supplied) |
M | Q | 55 |
| Sydney Swans Theme
Red and White |
M | Q | 56 |
| Goannas
Roman Soldier Orange and black colour |
M | Q | 57 |
| RAN class
Frigates - HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) and Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Larrakia (PB 84) plus Cape Class Patrol Would love the silhouettes of the above three on her quilt if possible. Blue with sunsets (we can supply the silhouettes) |
F | B | 58 |
| A big King's Crown on black background with surname
(We can supply an image for inspiration) |
M | B | 59 |
| Rising Sun
RAAC (Cavalry) Army theme Loves heavy metal bands (Metallica, Slipknot, Linkin Park and Rammstein) Fast cars Watching TV & movies Reading History (We can provide the Rising Sun badge and RAAC badge) |
M | Q | 60 |
| RAAF Crest
Air Force themed Papua New Guinea flag |
M | Q | 61 |
| Warhammer 40k (Adeptus Mechanicus) | M | B | 62 |
| Rising Sun,
RAE badge, Army themed quilt Op Bushfire Assist 2020, Op Resolute Rotation TSE-111 Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 ABFC Ocean Shield HMAS Cape Woolamai. |
M | Q | 63 |
| Rising Sun
RAAC badge Army themed including tanks (We can provide the Rising Sun and Corps badge) |
M | Q | 64 |
| RAAF badge
3 roles held whilst in service - Military Working Dog Handler, Ground Support Equipment Mechanic- can be represented with fire trucks, Bushmaster, fuel tanker Personnel Capability Officer- can be represented with computer, spreadsheets Loves Lego (mainly castles) Magic The Gathering card game and Viking heritage. Has a project car, 1989 BMW E30 convertible which has strong sentimental value. (Photo available of the car) Loves his beer too. (We can provide RAAF badge, images of car) |
M | Q | 65 |
| Rising Sun
RAEME Navy badge Submariner Dolphins Brisbane Broncos Port Adelaide Football Club Cycling Surfing (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAEME badge, Navy badge and Dolphins badge) |
M | Q | 66 |
| RAAF badge
Aircraft these can be silhouettes C130H Hercules (36SQN) Seahawk Helicopter (816SQN) FA18 Hornet (2OCU) C130J Hercules (37SQN) (We can provide the RAAF badge, the 6 unit badges Federation Guard badge and silhouettes of aircraft for |
M | Q | 67 |
| Sailfish
Marlin Coral Trout Fishing |
M | Q | 68 |
| Red bull Ampol racing
Dolphins (NRL Team) Geelong Cats Border Collies (owns a black-and-white and a brown-and-white) Beach, sunset (images of dogs available) |
M | Q | 69 |
| Battleship - the movie
or Sea Patrol - the show favourite colour blue. |
M | LB | 70 |
| Isuzu Dmax theme (car/vehicle) | M | B | 71 |
| Rising Sun
Skippy badge 1RAR RAAF badge Fishing Cronulla Sharks Cricket Beer (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAAF badge, Skippy badge) |
M | Q | 72 |
| Rising Sun
RAAOC badge Army theme Logistics (storeman) Loves green Motorcycles (sports bikes like Hondas) Golf Home-brew beer (We can provide the Rising Sun & RAAOC badge.) |
M | Q | 73 |
| Rising Sun
RASIGS OP Slipper OP Bel Isi Bougainville I have three children and three grandchildren (names supplied) and they have all played an important part in Recognition of family support (We can supply the Rising Sun, RASIGs badge, emb list of deployments and list of family names. These can be |
F | Q | 74 |
| RAAF badge with service details
37SQN 1SQN (fighting first) Currently serving in 36SQN 2 children he adores. Loves our German Shephard Anything around these would be prefect. (We can provide the RAAF badge, SQN crests, family images) |
M | Q | 75 |
| Rising Sun with personal details
RAEME badge RAEME Red, blue and yellow Deployed Afghanistan 2010 UAE 2014/2015 Military vehicle (Land Rover 110 or MACK military vehicle) |
M | Q | 76 |
| RAAF crest
Roundel Blue Pacific Angel Fiji 2017, Several photos to be printed for inclusion (We can provide RAAF crest and printed images) |
F | Q | 77 |
| Brisbane Broncos
Star Wars Racing, motorcycles, formula 1 Navy, green, black and grey |
M | Q | 78 |
| Port Adelaide AFL | M | Q | 79 |
| LB - Aviation Themed
Navy helicopter-Sea Hawk Quilt - Navy Crest Royal Australian Navy Themed Navy -ships, submarines, helicopters Favourite colours - Green/yellow (We can provide the Navy crest) |
M | Q | 80 |
| RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2 Squadron themed
(We can provide the crests) |
M | B | 81 |
| RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2 Squadron themed
(We can provide the crests) |
F | B | 82 |
| RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2 Squadron themed
(We can provide the crests) |
M | Q | 83 |
| RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2 Squadron themed
(We can provide the crests) |
M | Q | 84 |
| Lightening McQueen from Cars | M | Q | 85 |
| Toy Story Themed | M | Q | 86 |
| RAAF & 2 SQN Crests, Wedgetail Aircraft, 2 Squadron themed
Beach + Aussie themed. (We can provide the crests) |
F | Q | 87 |
| Hawthorn Hawks/Ships Theme | M | Q | 88 |
| Masters of the Universe (He-Man) Theme | M | B | 89 |
| Bunny Rabbits | M | Q | 90 |
| See info sheets (2)
RAAF crest Operational Service: OP CATALYST OP SLIPPER (TU633.2.1) OP HIGHROAD OP ACCORDION OP GATEWAY OP RESOLUTE Op RELEX II Legacy Australia RAAF service |
M | Q | 91 |
| Rising Sun
RAA badge AUS Flag North Queensland Cowboys. (Happy for a mix on both) (We can provide the Rising Sun & RAA badge) |
M | Q | 92 |
| OP LINESMAN 2026 in small text
Korean flag Anything to do with South Korea Ocean Blackhawk helicopter Rhib boat Red Australian shepherd dog somewhere really small Light blue (We can provide the Korean flag & OP Linesmans text if required) |
F | LB | 93 |
| Warhammer 40K
Space Marines Orange |
M | B | 94 |
| Shipwrecks and Sirens | F | LB | 95 |
| Fremantle Dockers logo
Miniature Dachshund Dumbbells (or something gym related like a barbell with weights) |
M | LB | 96 |
| One side - Sanemi from Demon Slayer
One Side - Black & Green back with Kanji Symbol for destroy |
M | LB | 97 |
| Navy Crest
The background design from the 'White Monster Drink Can' (We can provide the Navy Crest) |
M | LB | 98 |
| RAN Crest
HMAS Perth badge White Ensign Communications and Information Systems Sailor badge Chief Petty Officer badge Navy theme Any Colour or Patch Work (We can provide the RAN & Perth Crest and badges) |
M | LB | 99 |
| Sunset with image of Anzac Class FFH and Helicopter flying towards the sun
(We can provide silhouette of Anzac class ship) |
M | LB | 100 |
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