Hi All,
Just like there is more than one way to skin a cat, I like to say there is more than one way to show our appreciation and support for our veterans. This lovely young fellow was conscripted in the 70’s. He has received one of our quilts and has facilitated quilts for the other mates he made during conscription. I love the fact that they still have annual reunions, all these years later. Anyway, I spoke to him on Monday about another quilt and in the conversation he mentioned that he had to go into hospital this week for major surgery and that he could be in there for several weeks. With Marianne’s help we posted him an army themed laundry bag which arrived just in time for him to take it with him. To say he was surprised and very pleased to receive it is an understatement. His phone call on receipt certainly made my day. I asked if he had packed his quilt to take with him and the response was very much in the affirmative.
PRIORITIES
As always, the requests are listed in priority order. The first 2 are for folk on deployment overseas so obviously we would like to get these requests completed. I am getting a little nervous for a few of them as their time is rapidly reducing. Post can be so unreliable to some of our overseas locations so it can take a while to get parcels to them so the sooner they are in the mail the better.
Additionally, No 3 is also priority for reasons that I cannot publish here for privacy reasons but I can share with you when you take on their request.
Please let me know if you can help.
All other requests are listed in priority order.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 9 Jun 25 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*******@******************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.
| Desert meets the Sea | M | Q | 1 |
| Fremantle Dockers | M | Q | 2 |
| RAAF crest, with personal details and dates Served 7 Jan 1991 – 22 Apr 2025 Roundel OP SLIPPER 2009 (Kuwait & Afghanistan) CAF Gold Commendation (2008) Air Force colours (We can provide the RAAF crest with the embroidered details) | M | Q | 3 |
| Green, Blue, One Piece theme, Anime – if you google there are some simple silhouettes for this theme. | M | Q | 4 |
| Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne Themed, Black and Blue colours with character: Lich King Arthas (images are available for printing) | M | Q | 5 |
| Warhammer 40k themed, OR gaming/pop culture themed | M | Q | 6 |
| Iron Man theme with nickname in bold writing | M | Q | 7 |
| 80s/90s supercars, Bright colours | M | Q | 8 |
| Newcastle NSW Theme with Large Bundy Bear | M | Q | 9 |
| Red and Black Sydney V theme with nickname (can provide image of ship and V logo plus the RAN crest and HMAS Sydney Crest.) | M | Q | 10 |
| Rustic colours (terracotta/sage etc.) – Country themed with cowboy boots and hats, blue heeler cattle dogs and rugby union | F | LB | 10A |
| HMAS Sydney V Theme (We can provide the RAN and HMAS Sydney crests and the Sydney V logo) | M | Q | 11 |
| T1 esport team, South Korean electronic sports team. Red and black. (logos are very simple for applique – we can provide images ) | M | Q | 12 |
| HMAS Sydney V Theme with DDG (We can provide RAN and HMAS Sydney crests and the Sydney V logo) | M | Q | 13 |
| RAN crest, Dive theme Roosters NRL team Nickname on the bottom We can supply the RAN Crest | M | Q | 14 |
| Anime themed (Berserk for reference) Would like Surname included. (Surname can be appliqued or we can provide as embroidery) | M | Q | 15 |
| Australian and Ukrainan flag colours/background with Infantry theme, RAR Skippy Badge and Ukrainian Coat of Arms. (we can provide the Skippy Badge, flags and Coat of arms) | M | Q | 16 |
| Love of nature, lives on acreage, enjoys permaculture/time on his tractor and is now a gin distiller. Lots of green! His favourite animal is a kookaburra and it is the logo of his business since leaving. Love of adventure – was a hiker and did adventure sports like mountain climbing and kayaking Was in the Royal Navy until 1996 and then left the Royal Australian Air Force 2021 as an Air Commodore. | M | Q | 17 |
| Navy patrol boat themed, with rough ocean background (we can provide the silhouette of a patrol boat for applique and an RAN crest) | M | Q | 18 |
| 1990’s Toyota Hiliux theme | M | Q | 19 |
| Wolverine and the X-Men theme | M | Q | 20 |
| Cars the movie characters, Lightning McQueen and Strip Weathers | M | Q | 21 |
| Whisky Barrel desIgn with the saying ‘Every Second Saturday’ included (the saying could easily be appliqued or we can have it embroidered.) | M | Q | 22 |
| Popeye cartoon theme | M | Q | 23 |
| Royal Australian Navy Themed in navy blue. We can provide the RAN crest | M | Q | 24 |
| Disney Cars | M | Q | 25 |
| Spongebob | M | Q | 26 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (US National Basketball Team) | M | Q | 27 |
| Darth Vader (Star Wars) | M | Q | 28 |
| Rottweiler dogs and Police sirens | M | Q | 29 |
| Carlton Football Club and Canberra Raiders theme (colours, logos etc) | M | Q | 30 |
| Great Northern Beer | M | Q | 31 |
| Rising Sun, Green and Blue, Cape Solander crest, Harley Davidson motorcycles (we can provide the Rising Sun and Crest and a Harley Davidson Embroidery) | M | Q | 32 |
| Black and Red with Crossed Swords | M | Q | 33 |
| Navy crest with job position under it, Cape Solander crest, Old warships, Philadelphia Eagles (US NFL team), McLaren F1 (we can provide the RAN crest with text under it, as well as the Cape Solander Crest) | M | Q | 34 |
| Blue – worked on Blackhawks and Chinooks for the Army Deployed to Afghanistan 2010, 2012 with the Chinooks. I loved the Invictus Games Vancouver _ maple leaf? We can provide the Rising Sun with deployment details as a patch. | M | Q | 35 |
| Star Wars (the Dark Side), Red & Black | M | Q | 36 |
| Brisbane Broncos (NRL) | M | Q | 37 |
| Star Wars (the Mandalorian) | M | Q | 38 |
| Rodeo (Busking Bulls & Broncos) | F | Q | 39 |
| Brisbane Broncos (NRL) | M | Q | 40 |
| Navy White Ensign We can provide the Ensign and an RAN crest | M | Q | 41 |
| Trucks & 4WD | M | Q | 42 |
| Brisbane Broncos | F | B | 43 |
| North Queensland Cowboys | M | Q | 44 |
| Lilo & Stitch, Island Patterns (Fiji/Samoa), Flowers, Water | M | Q | 45 |
| Ships, Guns, Helicopters, money, Navy White Ensign, RAN crest We can provide the RAN crest and Ensign | M | Q | 46 |
| Invictus Games theme, red and white, Canadian, winter, snow flakes | F | Q | 47 |
| RAN crest, Navy Physical Training Instructor badge, HMAS Darwin, White Ensign, Views of Sydney harbour, ocean, dolphin, sunrise (we can provide the RAN crest, the PTI badge, white ensign flag and ship crest) | F | Q | 48 |
| Navy theme, blue with ships and images from Invictus games (we can provide the images and the Navy crest) | M | Q | 49 |
| blue, green and earth tones. Themes include mountains to sea, Indigenous designs, my totem which is the kangaroo, family a black Labrador. Hobbies include snowboarding, outdoors | F | Q | 50 |
| Dark Blue RAN themed ( Guns or ships ) with White Ensign We can provide the RAN crest and white ensign | M | Q | 51 |
| Arsenal Football Club themed | M | LB | 52 |
| Batman | F | Q | 53 |
| Mechanics/Tools | M | Q | 54 |
| Pokemon | F | Q | 55 |
| Heavy Machinery | M | Q | 56 |
| Jabba the Hutt (Star Wars) | M | Q | 57 |
| Yoda (Star Wars) | M | LB | 58 |
| Spiderman Themed | M | Q | 59 |
| RAN Australian White Ensign – we can send you an RAN crest and white ensign | M | Q | 60 |
| Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests | M | B | 61 |
| Photography, cameras, video camera, in red and black colour theme. | M | LB | 62 |
| Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests | M | Q | 63 |
| Pirates of the Carribean | M | B | 64 |
| Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests” | M | B | 65 |
| Sailing | M | Q | 66 |
| Fish | M | Q | 67 |
| Demon Slayer | M | B | 68 |
| Horses & Green | F | Q | 69 |
| Gonzo from Muppets | M | LB | 70 |
| “Navy Themed – RAN crest, and HMAS Bathurst crest We can provide the two crests” | M | Q | 71 |
| Charlie XCX Brat Theme (music band). (Bright fluro green with the words “brat” in thick black letters across the quilt in landscape.) | M | Q | 72 |
| Weightlifting, pastel yellow, green, blue, purple, pink and orange colour palette (image available for weighlighting) | F | LB | 73 |
| Oceans, Campfire, Sunset colours, “FFH 156” and “Clubs” Text. (text easily appliqued) | M | LB | 74 |
| Expansive forests, waterfalls, mountain ranges | M | LB | 75 |
| Jurasic Park | M | B | 76 |
| Scuba/Ships diver theme, FFH silhouette, “FFH 156” in text, Purple and Yellow colours (FFH 156 easily appliqued. We can provide a Dive helmet and RAN crest and possibly a dive crest) | M | LB | 77 |
| Gold/Purple, sunset, FFH silhouette, FFH 156 in text (FFH 156 easily appliqued and we can provide the Toowoomba crest) | M | LB | 78 |
| Blue, Rugby union, Golf, Joshua 1:9 (Bible Verse) (We can have the bible verse embroidered) | M | LB | 79 |
| Green, Tan and brown colours. Shrek and friends | M | LB | 80 |
| Minecraft with jack black, green and blue theme | M | LB | 81 |
| Capybaras on a light blue background | M | LB | 82 |
| Monkeys, black and gold theme | M | LB | 83 |
| Chess, Boxing gloves and Money, Black and white checkers theme, “CHECK MATE” written on front – we can have text embroidered | M | LB | 84 |
| Green / Tan colours. Lots of capybaras and sloths on it. | M | LB | 85 |
| Medical themed Cartoon Racoon. Red, white, Blue. | M | LB | 86 |
| Fighter Jets and MH-60R helicopters, Yellow back ground | F | LB | 87 |
| Flamingos / Pineapples / Anchors / Waves | F | LB | 88 |
| Native Plants of Australia – Gum Blossom, Banksia and Wattles/ Bees | F | LB | 89 |
| Blue Hydrangeas, snow | F | LB | 90 |
| Fish | LB | 91 | |
| Blue / Green / Aqua, Ocean theme, Whale Sharks and Frangipani’s | LB | 92 | |
| Green / with Groot, Shrek, Mike Wazowski. Hulk, Grinch, Kermit the Frog,Yoda | LB | 93 | |
| Essendon Bombers / Brisbane Broncos | M | LB | 94 |
| Mostly black with dark green details, forest themes | F | LB | 95 |
| Canberra | M | LB | 96 |
| Space themed | M | LB | 97 |
| Mostly Blue / Green with Dogs. | F | LB | 98 |
| Star wars and lightning theme – Blue and purple colours | M | LB | 99 |
| Mostly black with Monster Energy drink theme | M | LB | 100 |
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