Hi all,
CONTINUING WITH AHQ THANK DINNER WEEKEND- SATURDAY
Tickets available at Try booking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1542514
Contact Jan-Maree for the Discount Code for the Volunteers for the dinner tickets.
Also contact Jan-Maree for the booking instructions for The Rex Hotel.
Breakfast
For any new volunteer or new-to-the-weekend-volunteer, you can meet with Jan-Maree for the Newbies Breakfast. You will need to pay for your breakfast on the day at The Rex Hotel, Canberra at 9am.
Bus Trip
This is something a bit different this year. The bus trip will go to Old Parliament House. Here you can do a self-guided tour and then partake of refreshments, if you wish at the café. Lunch can be purchased at Old Parliament House or at the Food Court at Belconnen. Belconnen is where we stop at Hobbysew where the lovely ladies look after us so well. Times for this are 10.30 am to 3.30pm. Pick up and drop off is at The Canberra rex Hotel.
15th Anniversary Thank You Dinner
This is the main event. Doors open at 6.30pm with the formalities commencing at 7pm. This is a time to bring together volunteers, their partners, recipients, supporters and senior defence members. In addition to being the only fund-raising event for AHQ it is also an important event to say thank you to all of our volunteers and supporters. The event will include a raffle as well as silent and live auctions of beautifully handcrafted quilts, artworks, and other great prizes.
PRIORITIES
Requests number 1-9 are priority for a variety of reasons, including overseas deployments. We would love to get these requests sent off to their recipients as soon as possible.
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 14 July 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
| Random laundry bags – we need some gender-neutral random laundry bags please. Some have to go to the West for one of our ships due to deploy and some have to go to Malaysia for troops deploying there for training. Postage will be via a prepaid satchel, and I am afraid you will need to be prepared to buy your own satchel please. As a general rule you can fit 2LBs in a small satchel, 6 in a Large Satchel and around 12-13 in an XL satchel. No crests are needed for these. In fact, it is easier for me to allocate the bags where they are needed if they are NOT service specific. They can be any theme with a patch for initials. Please remember the special thing about our bags is that each bag is different. Once your bag/s are completed please take a photo of them, preferably a bulk photo please, and make sure you include a letter from yourself as well. In most cases I will send you a copy of an Aussie Hero Quilts letter to be included with each bag too. If you are happy to make some random bags, please simply advise how many you would like to make and I will advise where they need to be posted. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE GOODIES WITH THE BAGS |
LB | 1 | |
| RAAF crest, Dark blue with Airfield Engineering Wombat Logo in middle alongside HQME logo. Text “OP ACCORDION 2026” at the bottom. (We can supply the two logos printed {and text if required}) |
M | Q | 2 |
| Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, Army Cavalry/Armoured Corps focus Op Linesman coin Small UN flag, (We can provide Rising Sun. corps badges, UN flag & printed image of coin, If you would like silhouettes for Cavalry and Tanks for Armoured for applique, please just ask) |
M | LB | 3 |
| Navy Crest, ANZAC themed, small UN flag Clerical work – perhaps the microsoft paperclip with eyes (easy to google) RAN focus, Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide Navy Crest, UN flag & printed image of the coin) |
F | LB | 4 |
| Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, RAE badge /EOD badge, Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide Rising Sun, RAE and EOD badges & printed coin) |
M | LB | 5 |
| RAAF Crest, ANZAC themed, RAAF security forces focus, Airfield Defence Guard, can provide photos printed on fabric Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide RAAF Crest & printed coin) |
M | LB | 6 |
| Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, Army Cavalry/Armoured Corps focus Op Linesman coin UN flag (We can provide Rising Sun, corps badges & printed coin image)) |
M | Q | 7 |
| Rising Sun, ANZAC themed, Army Engineer/EOD focus, Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide Rising Sun, corps badges & printed coin image)) |
M | Q | 8 |
| RAAF Crest, ANZAC themed, RAAF security forces focus Op Lineman Coin UN flag (We can provide RAAF Crest & printed coin image) |
M | Q | 9 |
| Surfs Up Movie Themed | M | Q | 10 |
| Miffy (rabbit cartoon) Navy White Ensign flag |
M | Q | 11 |
| Morobe Flag/Emblem – PNG Province (Morobe) Flag | M | B | 12 |
| NAVY badge HMAS Melville badge Australian Antarctic Program badge Hydrographer/Survey, Fishing (Barramundi), Blue and white (We can provide Navy badge, HMAS Melville badge, printed Australian Antarctic Program badge and 6 images provided for inspiration or for printing) |
M | B | 13 |
| Blue and White colours MWGU logo Weather and ocean theme, Snowboarding, Groodle (2 images supplied), Sydney Roosters (We can provide the MGWU logo and dog images) |
M | Q | 14 |
| Rising Sun with dates Army/Australian/Malaysian themed (We can provide the Rising Sun with dates) |
M | B | 15 |
| 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 | 16 |
| Rising Sun, RAAF and Navy badges, Joint service themed. Hobbies are watching Formula 1, playing golf and Four-wheel Driving. (We can supply the Service badges) |
M | Q | 17 |
| RAAF badge 36SQN badge C17 And Brisbane Broncos themed (We can provide the RAAF badge, 36SQN crest & silhouette C17 for applique) |
M | B | 18 |
| RAAF badge Blue 36SQN C17 (We can provide the RAAF badge, 36SQN crest, silhouette C17 for applique) |
M | B | 19 |
| RAAF badge 36SQN badge 1SQN badge Australian Flag or Southern cross (We can provide the RAAF badge, 36SQN & 1SQN badges) |
M | Q | 20 |
| Rainbow and Blue themed Hobby of running |
M | B | 21 |
| Cricket/travel | M | Q | 22 |
| Text “BEECH 1/26” on the Quilt and Laundry Bag. Pink/Blue/Green Colours Union Jack flag 36SQN Stallion Unicorn (We can provide the emb text, 36SQN badge, 36SQN stallion image, C17 silhouette for applique) |
M | B | 23 |
| Spice Girls/Girl Power. Pastel Pink, blue, yellow |
M | LB | 24 |
| F1 McLarin Car Racing Orange, Black, White |
M | LB | 25 |
| Farm with Fox/Kelpie Dog Straw colours |
M | LB | 26 |
| Interests are Bicycles, Aeroplanes Canoeing Orienteering. Likes bright greens. |
M | Q | 27 |
| Essendon (AFL) Mighty Ducks Dachshund (sausage dogs). |
M | Q | 28 |
| Essendon Bombers (AFL Team) Red, black |
M | Q | 29 |
| 2007 RuneScape Newcastle Knights USA Cats Red, white, blue |
M | Q | 30 |
| 2007 RuneScape Lord of the Rings Star Wars Back to the Future Gold, black and a little blue |
M | Q | 31 |
| RAAF badge 2 SQN and 100 SQN badges Aircraft in general E7, P51Mustang & Hudson Cricket Golf (We can provide RAAF badge and the 2 and 100 SQN crests) |
M | B | 32 |
| Sailing Golf NRL Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Cooking pizza Aircraft P3, Hercules, E7, classic Hornet Aqaba Wadi Rum, Petra Blue, White, Black |
M | B | 33 |
| Dogs Beach Margaritas Travelling Giraffes the ocean (including scuba diving) Pastel Green, Pastel Pink, Pastel Purple, Pastel Blue |
F | Q | 34 |
| Rock climbing Animation Mountains Paintball Snowboarding Beach, sand dunes Blue, grey, white. |
M | B | 35 |
| Music Guitar and drums Camping Motorbikes Star Wars War Hammer Black, red, blue |
M | Q | 36 |
| Brisbane Broncos/NRL ANZAC Maroon, Gold, Black, White, Red |
M | B | 37 |
| RAAF themed design RAAF badge Blue and green (We can provide the RAAF badge) |
M | Q | 38 |
| The Witcher (can provide 2 embroideries) PlayStation, 4WDing. Predominately blue, silver, or black. |
M | LB | 39 |
| Dungeons and Dragons Black, Gold, White |
M | LB | 40 |
| Brisbane Broncos if available 1988 Logo Maroon, White, Gold |
M | LB | 41 |
| Blue Staffy Dog Green |
M | LB | 42 |
| RAAF badge with details List of Operations: We can provide as an embroidered patch Blackhawk helicopter with some poppies and the words ‘Lest We Forget” Australian War themes If possible the older desert camo colour would be great Rifles – F88, MP7, Glocks. (We can provide: RAAF badge with details emb text of Operations. Text Lest We Forget, silhouette of Blackhawk, older desert camo, silhouettes of the 3 rifles) |
M | Q | 43 |
| RAAF badge Units: 35, 36, 37, 75 SQN List of Operations (We can provide the RAAF badge, SQN crests and emb list of Operations) |
M | Q | 44 |
| RAN badge with service details RAN themed Premature birth ribbon somewhere on the quilt. (We can provide the Navy badge with service details, and we can print 8 family images to be included on quilt) |
M | Q | 45 |
| RAAF badge with details Dogs- Jack Russell and other terriers Nature (We can provide the RAAF badge with details) |
M | Q | 46 |
| RAAF badge ‘RAAF Roundel Symbol of a PC/Networks/Keyboard North Queensland Cowboys Australian Flag Initials or names of family (We can provide the RAAF badge & Roundel and family names/initials) |
M | B | 47 |
| Mad Max Milwaukee Drill Tool Red, White |
M | LB | 48 |
| Sailor Jerry Red, Blue, White: |
M | LB | 49 |
| Black Lab & Blue Heeler Blue, White |
M | LB | 50 |
| Brisbane Broncos Maroon, Yellow, White, |
M | LB | 51 |
| Brisbane Broncos Maroon, Yellow, White: |
M | LB | 52 |
| Loves greens F1, Super Car racing Soccer |
M | Q | 53 |
| Rising Sun 3CER symbol SOER symbol EOD symbol Desert theme with some hills in the background. Served in Afghanistan (We can provide the Rising sun and symbols) |
M | Q | 54 |
| 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 | 55 |
| Rising Sun Army/ ANZAC theme Ammo Tech badge with number below (We can supply the Rising Sun & Ammo Tech badge) |
M | Q | 56 |
| Rising Sun RAAC badge Army themed including tanks (We can provide the Rising sun and Corps badge) |
M | Q | 57 |
| Fish, Barra, Marlin Broncos Logo Blue, Green |
M | LB | 58 |
| Bruce Lee, Ninja Black, White |
M | LB | 59 |
|
RAAF badge (We can provide RAAF badge, images of car) |
M | Q | 60 |
| RAAF badge Loadmaster Brevet WOFF Rank (RAAF), C-17A C-27J HMAS Canberra. (We can provide the RAAF badge, Loadmaster Brevet, WOFF rank, Badge for HMAS Canberra & images of aircraft for applique) |
M | Q | 61 |
| RAN badge HMAS Newcastle crest United Nations flag South Sudan Flag Deployment text details Love something that shows the desert, the sun and the sea Loves the original movie the Lion King and Simba (We can provide RAN badge, ships crest, United Nations flag, South Sudan flag, emb deployment details) |
F | Q | 62 |
| 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 | 63 |
| Rising Sun Skippy badge Army theme that reflects infantry units 5 RAR, 2 RAR, 5/6 RVR and 6 RAR. (We can provide the Rising Sun, Skippy and unit badges. The colour patches are easy to piece together. We can provide images of them.) |
M | Q | 64 |
| One Piece (Japanese manga series) Orange, Blue, White: |
F | LB | 65 |
| Ocean Mountains |
M | LB | 66 |
| Formula 01 – Red bull Oracle Team (fan of Max Verstappen) Colours – Dark Blue, Red, Yellow, Black & White. | F | LB | 67 |
| RAAF badge C-130 Hercules, closest to their heart P8 Poseidon F/A-18 Hornet. (We can provide the RAAF badge silhouettes of C130, P8 Poseidon and FA 18 Hornet) |
M | Q | 68 |
| Hobbies & Interests: DJR (Dick Johnson Racing) fan with the Green’s Tuff era Bathurst Enthusiast – drives & camps there every year Mini LS 1275 – Hi Ho Silver – 1978 – this vehicle is getting restored Mini Mokes – another project for his retirement Motorbikes Malvin Star dragstar – has restored a couple Loves Dr Who’s Tardis Restored Honda CB 354 – motor bike Enjoys relaxing with a beer – lately it’s been Single Fin by Gages Road (WA local beer) Enjoys a scotch and cola Zero Always has a 1.25ltr Cola Zero in his hands lol |
M | Q | 69 |
| Rising Sun RAAF badge Over the 26 years served in the Army in RAAOC (Ordnance Corps) Also in the RAAF if the design could reflect this it would be appreciated. (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAAF badge and RAAOC badge) |
F | Q | 70 |
| Sailing Rugby union Sydney swans. |
M | Q | 71 |
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RAAF badge Units |
M | Q | 72 |
| Call of Duty warzone Pink |
F | LB | 73 |
| Naruto (character in Japanese manga series) | M | LB | 74 |
| Cookie Monster Theme (Sesame Street) | M | LB | 75 |
| Old school Mad Max theme (image can be provided) | M | LB | 76 |
| RAAF badge RAAF colours and theme (We can provide the RAAF badge) |
M | Q | 77 |
| 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 | 78 |
| Rising Sun Skippy badge 1RAR RAAF badge Fishing Cronulla Sharks Cricket Beer (We can provide the Rising Sun, RAAF badge, Skippy badge) |
M | Q | 79 |
|
Rising Sun with member and grandfathers’ details (We can provide the Rising Sun with details, 1st Armoured Regiment badge & silhouette of tank for |
M | Q | 80 |
| Ocean Mountains Skiing |
M | Q | 81 |
| Rising Sun Army theme Logistics (storeman) Loves green Motorcycles (sports bikes like Hondas) Golf Home-brew beer (We can provide the Rising Sun) |
M | Q | 82 |
| 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 my journey. Recognition of family support (We can supply the Rising Sun, RASIGs badge, emb list of deployments and list of family names. These can be embroidered if requested) |
F | Q | 83 |
| 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 and family images) |
M | Q | 84 |
| Big heavy metal fan- Slipknot, Nirvana, Pantera, Metallica, Beastie boys Loves the Simpsons- Mr Sparkle 90s related – Comic books, He man, Sonic the hedgehog |
M | Q | 85 |
| Sydney Roosters | M | B | 86 |
| Newcastle Knights | M | Q | 87 |
| Race car themed | M | Q | 88 |
| Anything fantasy (dragons, wizards, gnomes, etc – creative freedom really) Blue and or purple |
F | B | 89 |
| Harry Potter Plants Purple |
F | B | 90 |
| Flowers/Plants Any animals Purple |
F | B | 91 |
| Beach Sunflowers Sunrises Cats Blue |
F | B | 92 |
| Melbourne Storm NRL Team Themed | M | Q | 93 |
| Fishing themed, specifically Flathead or Marlin | M | B | 94 |
| Diver themed 4 leaf clover Scotland Flag Opera House, colour black |
M | B | 95 |
| HMAS Melbourne (R21) and USS Frank E. Evans collision related. (Perhaps one side for each ship on LB) | M | 79 | 96 |
| Interstellar (movie) | M | Q | 97 |
| Red Dead Redemption Red and black |
F | Q | 98 |
| Warhammer 40k (Adeptus Mechanicus) | M | B | 99 |
| Warhammer 40k Space Marine (Salamanders) with quote “Fire and Ash” Green (We can provide the quote, or it could be easily appliqued) |
M | B | 100 |
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