Hi All
Five weeks till the Aussie Hero Quilts Annual Thank You Weekend. Remember this is so much more than a dinner. We have six events in three days, all aimed at making sure our visiting volunteers have a good time for a minimal cost. If you haven’t already, make sure you buy your tickets….via Trybooking.
You don’t want to miss out!
Don’t forget to let me know if you are hoping to bring a quilt or bag along to our Annual Dinner to display. Please email me and let me know. Any of the requests on this list except for the priority requests would be great choices.
I spent a few days in Brisbane last week. Among other things I took a group of volunteers to visit Gallipoli Barracks. Standby for a post all about our visit but in the meantime I thought I would share this photo of Heather. Yep! We had fun! Standby for a blog post with lots more photos.
I am planning a few more trips around the country to take volunteers to visit military establishments and to meet recipients. I will let you know when things start to be organised.
Now, here is the request list for this week.
I want to acknowledge that a number of the requests on the list this week are quite unusual and certainly not things that many of us would automatically understand. Please know that I have done some googling and if you need some help, I can explain a lot of the requests to you. Most of them have an easy solution so please don’t be afraid to ask me for advise/assistance.
PRIORITY REQUESTS
Oh boy! There are so many options for Priority Requests today. Firstly, Requests No 1 to 10 are folks on deployment overseas. Requests 11 to 18 are folks involved in Border Protection and they certainly deserve our support. Finally, request No 19 is the last of his group. Their requests were put in whilst overseas and they had to wait till they got home to receive them but he has been waiting longer than any of the others so I would love to get his quilt in the mail to him.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 28 Oct 24 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 PMKeyS number 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. The PMKeyS number is included in the address details we supply for your recipient e.g. the 7-digit number in bold below.
CPL Wanda Quilt 8765432
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 and PMKeyS 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*******@au**************.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.
| MFO Patch with text and Egyptian theme (we can provide the patch and text) | M | B | 1 |
| Honda Racing Motorcycles, Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (TT) races (motorcycle race) | M | Q | 2 |
| Darker colours with an Egyptian theme. Australian Soldier, Australian Flag and Multinational Force and Observer Flag (we can supply MFO badge, flag and soldier silhoutte if needed) | M | Q | 3 |
| RAR Skippy badge, assorted Egyptian themes and military equipment, E.g tanks and jets. (we can supply the RAR badge) | M | Q | 4 |
| Blue, Formula 1, Sportsbikes, Brisbane Broncos, Eminem, Beaches | M | Q | 5 |
| Middle Eastern themed (colours, icons, animals of Dubai/UAE etc). | M | LB | 6 |
| Rising Sun with text, Darker colours and Army themed (no camo though please!) coffee, tanks, Australian flag | M | Q | 7 |
| Canberra Raiders themed – Lime Green | M | Q | 8 |
| Colours black, white, grey/silver. Would love a print of a camel, and perhaps an animal and nature or desert theme with text (I can have the text embroidered for you) | F | Q | 9 |
| RAAF Medical Theme in pastel colours Top Gun, Coffee, Margaritas (cocktail), CrossFit | F | Q | 10 |
| RAN Boatswain’s Mate badge, with traditional Navy vibes and Boatswain’s mate historical symbolisim ie Crossed Cannons, Bosun’s pipe, old school sailor in ceremonial uniform with tattoos on his arms, Naval warships with cannons with the Boatswains Mate’s motto ” Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (we can provide the badge and text) | M | Q | 11 |
| Royal Australian Engineers Corps emblem and Southern Cross (we can provide the RAEME badge | M | B | 12 |
| Army Rising Sun, Australian flag, a penguin standing over a boomerang , 5 BDE logo, 5CSSB gecko logo, 3TPT logo, and a wagon wheel (Army transport), pineapple, and the word HAWK (can provide the 5 BDE logo and 5CSB gecko logo, the wagon wheel can be appliqued) | M | Q | 13 |
| Gunners Crest (an image is available to use as guide for Applique) | M | LB | 14 |
| I would like a Red Star Wars rebel symbol with a white background and a space battle on the quilt with Star Wars space ships ie X – Wings, Tie Fighters, Tie Bombers, Millenium Falcon, Star cruisers, Naboo Fighters etc (image of Red Rebel symbol available – could be easily appliqued) | M | Q | 15 |
| I would like a Royal Australian Navy Armidale Class Patrol Boat with a sunset behind it with TSE Rotation 114 at the top and OP RESOLUTE at the bottom | M | Q | 16 |
| Navy Crest, Rising Sun and JTF639 patch with text OP RESOLUTE TSE 114 Deadpool and Wolverine in the centre and Marvel characters around Deadpool and Wolverine (we can provide the crest, patch, text and Deadpool/Wolverine images) | M | Q | 16 |
| I would like a Low end theory design for the quilt and a yellow character holding an Army Harris green radio. (we can supply images for inspiration) | M | B | 17 |
| ADF crest with “TSE 114” above it and “Op Resolute” under it (the crest). I would like the quilt to have a half white (top half) and half green (bottom half) background. (we can provide the Crest with text) | M | Q | 18 |
| Rising Sun, AAPRS (Australian Army Public Relations Service) badge Australian & Solomon Islands flags with text “OP LILIA” Fiji flag with text ‘Op Fiji Assist Ukrainian flag and Ukrainian Trident with text ‘Op Kudu camera gear and a rifle EF88 (we can provide the Rising Sun, the AAPRS badge, text, flags and a silhouette of the rifle for applique) | Q | 19 | |
| Brisbane Broncos themed | M | Q | 20 |
| Green/black Colour scheme Supersports bike, camping , crossfit themes | M | Q | 21 |
| Star Wars logo and and Ferrari F1 Team logo please | M | Q | 22 |
| St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Team, including three different logos if possible (we can supply the images of logos printed on fabric) | M | Q | 23 |
| Brisbane Broncos, Tooheys New, Bull Terriers | M | Q | 24 |
| Red Bull Ampol Racing Team (Supercars) | M | Q | 25 |
| Parramatta Eels/ NRL | M | Q | 26 |
| Sydney Roosters NRL in Blue | M | Q | 27 |
| Outdoor, Adventure | M | Q | 28 |
| St. George Illawarra (NRL) | M | Q | 29 |
| Boatswain Mate(Weapons/ Seamanship)- Black, Gold and Blue. (We can provide the Boatswain’s mates badge and an RAN Crest) | F | Q | 31 |
| RAN crest, RAN Marine Technician Rate Badge – Diesel, Rock climbing, Light blue, Nickname (we can provide the RAN crest and MT-D badge and nickname embroidered) | M | Q | 32 |
| Holden V8 Cars | M | Q | 33 |
| Pink – Taylor Swift Cats (Siamese) Snowboarding (snowy mountains, pine trees) **Multiple preferences/interests offered for variety of inspiration only! Please feel free to choose any or all of the above. Thanks so much, very excited to see the final product! | M | Q | 34 |
| 1SECFORSQ badge, Coat of Arms & airfield security. (I can send you the badge and also four photos depicting security guards on duty) | M | Q | 35 |
| Helldivers 2 Malevelon Creek (We can print the poster onto fabric) | M | B | 36 |
| RAAF Crest with text, F-111C Aardvark, F/A-18F Superhornet, C-27J Spartan, C-17A Globemaster, and Aviation maintainance symbol (we can provide an embroidered crest with text, Aviation Maint symbol and images of aircraft in order to applique) | M | B | 37 |
| Rising Sun, RAE badge, Army, Engineer themed. Red and dark blue colours. (We can provide the Rising Sun and RAE Badge) | M | Q | 38 |
| Richmond Tigers AFL Theme | M | Q | 39 |
| Red /Black Spiderman, Batman, Lightning McQueen | M | Q | 40 |
| Navy Themed with AFL Port Adelaide Power and something to represent my 3 children (2 girls and a boy) | M | Q | 41 |
| Wells and Whales (Any sort of ‘well’ like your typical stone well/watering hole, and any kind of whale) | M | Q | 42 |
| Roblox (video virtual universe game), Among Us (online game) themed with kittens Both the Roblox and Among Us logos are easy to applique) | M | B | 43 |
| Whisky, Warships & Wallabies (the rugby team) | M | B | 44 |
| Broncos NRL, Maroon and yellow Gym and fitness, Noah Lyles (US track and field Olympian, Chris Bumstead (bodybuilder), Sydney Sweeney (US actress) (can send photos of personalities) | M | B | 45 |
| Sydney Roosters NRL | M | Q | 46 |
| RAN crest, white ensign, HMAS Tobruk badge and silhouette . Blues and greys. | F | Q | 47 |
| Piston Powered Propeller Aeroplanes. (1900’s-1980’s) | M | Q | 48 |
| Melbourne Demons (AFL) Themed | M | Q | 49 |
| Foo Fighters (Music Band) Themed with initials JL | M | Q | 50 |
| Wests Tigers NRL with a wooden spoon on it | M | Q | 51 |
| Ocean themed, with initials EA. | F | Q | 52 |
| Toy Poodles – Pink colours | F | Q | 53 |
| North Queensland Cowboys themed | M | LB | 54 |
| Great Northern Brewing Company themed | M | Q | 55 |
| Light colours with flowers – First name on the bottom (name could easily be appliqued) | F | B | 56 |
| Water/Ocean themed | M | LB | 57 |
| Light colours, Flowers and butterflies with first name on the bottom (name could easily be appliqued) | F | B | 58 |
| Country music theme with first name embroided on the bottom (we can provide the embroidery or it could be appliqued) | F | B | 59 |
| Dive theme with Roosters NRL team and word Rabbit on the bottom (Rabbit could be easily appliqued or could provide as an embroidery) | M | B | 60 |
| Sunrise and beach theme. Surname embroidered on the bottom with rainbow coloured letters (we can provide the embroidery) | F | LB | 61 |
| Ships badges- HMAS Swan, HMAS Torrens, HMAS Manoora, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Leeuwin, HMAS Melville, HMAS Choules. “BUFFER” on the bottom (we can provide the crests. Buffer could be appliqued or embroidered) | M | B | 62 |
| Lego themed and the word TOAST on the back. | M | LB | 63 |
| Geelong Cats themed | M | Q | 64 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs with initials FRB | M | B | 65 |
| Anime themed (Berserk for reference) Primarily black with red accents. Surname embroidered. (can provide surname as embroidery or could be easily appliqued) | M | B | 66 |
| Maritime Themed with HMAS Choules Crest (we can provide the crest) | M | B | 67 |
| Brisbane Broncos Rugby Theme, Broncos Maroon and Yellow | M | Q | 68 |
| The Rock Dwayne Johnson | M | B | 69 |
| Moana (Disney movie) theme | F | Q | 70 |
| Brisbane Broncos Theme | F | LB | 71 |
| Clover flower theme (any colour), | F | Q | 72 |
| Floral theme | F | LB | 73 |
| Carlton Draught beer | M | Q | 74 |
| XXXX Gold Quilt and Laundry Bag with nickname embroidered on both bottom left corner. (can provide embroidery or could be easily appliqued) | M | B | 75 |
| Traditional Sailor Tattoo themed quilt | M | Q | 76 |
| Essendon Bombers themed | M | LB | 77 |
| Navy anchor symbol with name Hotsauce at bottom (name can easily be appliqued or we could provide an embroidery) | M | B | 78 |
| Food and Vegetables, Mexican food, NRL Cowboys, surname at the bottom (surname can easily be appliqued or we could provide an embroidery) | M | B | 79 |
| The Rolling Stones (Band) Themed with nickname embroidered on the bottom (nickname can easily be appliqued or we could provide an embroidery) | M | LB | 80 |
| Ships Crests for HMAS Bendigo, HMAS Choules, HMAS Perth, HMAS Success, HMS Liverpool with TWO DADS embroidered on the bottom (we can provide the crests – nickname can easily be appliqued or we could provide an embroidery) | M | B | 81 |
| Ocean Blue/Nautical Themed with a hint of purple, and crossed engine pistons. | M | B | 82 |
| Superman & comic book superhero themed | M | Q | 83 |
| Barbie themed using colours black, pink and white. And have “I’m just a girly girl” embroidered on the quilt (we can provide the embroidered quote) | F | B | 84 |
| Sharks and Octopus theme | M | LB | 85 |
| Legend of Zelda (Japanese computer game) theme Green and gold colour scheme. | M | B | 86 |
| Pokemon theme (Gengar) Purple/Black colours | M | LB | 87 |
| Bluey (TV show) | M | B | 88 |
| Horror Movie themed – Freddy, IT, Chucky etc – Blacks and Reds | M | B | 89 |
| Marvel superheroes or Port Power themed | M | B | 90 |
| Military/Vietnam War theme including 7RAR with helicopter image (we can supply the image) | M | B | 91 |
| NRL Wests Tigers themed quilt with nickname written at the bottom. (nickname could easily be appliqued) | M | Q | 92 |
| Traditional sailor tattoos themed | M | LB | 93 |
| Spring/Summer garden boho style (greens, whites, yellows colours) with a Caduceus (Navy Medic Symbol) and nickname (we can provide the Medic badge with text) | F | B | 94 |
| Pokemon Ball. | M | LB | 95 |
| If I could request – I’d like to fold the Quilt into thirds ever morning and place it on the foot of my bed. Each third would have a theme. Foot – Colours of the colour wheel (Bright & Happy), Middle – Flowers (Bright & Happy), Top – Blue background with either a Ship, RAN Crest or the sea. | M | Q | 96 |
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