Hi All
Hello there all you awesome volunteers.  I have to say that we are doing an awesome job of adapting and coping with the restrictions that COVID-19 has placed on us at Aussie Heroes.  Thank you for the efforts you are making to continue to support out sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen.
I have been checking in on some of my recipients that I am a little concerned about.  One of them is in Dubai at Al Minhad Air Base.  Recently he made it pretty clear that the morale boost we are providing is pretty important right now. As I said last week, they need to know that we still think of them whilst they are over there.  They are NOT out of sight and out of mind.
LET ME REITERATE, I DO NOT WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO TAKE ANY UNNECESSARY RISKS WHATSOEVER TO CONTINUE SEWING FOR US. I DON’T WANT THAT AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WE SEEK TO SERVE DO NOT WANT THAT.
Laundry bags –
If you don’t have what you need to take on a personalised LB then please make a random bag or two.  I have a plan for the Random bags but you will have to be prepared to post them to me or to another Aussie address.  This is not free sadly.
Quilts –
There is a great mix of quilts on the request list. I haven’t had time to separate them into simple and more complex but I think you will be able to sift through them and find something you like. There are plenty of simple ones on the list that just need a badge or crest or maybe a couple with some text that I can have embroidered and sent to you.
Some are team-based requests and just need the colours, maybe with a service crest added.
There are themes like Frozen, dancing etc. Most themes can be managed by a silhouette if you don’t have the specific fabric. Ask me if you are not sure.
A couple of requests want a wagon wheel design. It is easy, just ask me to email the picture to you.
Your quilts can be simple squares or strips but please do not resort to quilting one large piece of fabric as a topper. If there is one thing we will mostly have in abundance over the next few weeks it is going to be time, so blocks and strips or other pieced designs are the order of the day please.
The post by date for all items on this list is 18 May please. If you cannot make that date please let me know.
PLEASE note the date and let me know if you have any problems getting your quilt/LB away on time. 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.
IF YOU CANNOT GET TO THE POST OFFICE
If you cannot get to the Post Office and do not have someone who can go for you, then I still encourage you to keep sewing.  You never know, there may be someone in your area who can pick up your mail from your front door (no contact) and deliver it to the PO for you. We can at least try that.  LET ME KNOW
FOR ANY NEW VOLUNTEERS
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 the line out as follows…  
The first column is the theme or preferences requested.
The second column indicates the gender of the recipient.
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
F= female
M= male
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers
Jan-Maree
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Broncos
LB
M
1
Mountain ranges scenery – something with an outdoor theme
M
LB
1
Anzac
F
LB
1
Marvel
M
LB
1
Grey Australian Army Rising Sun, Army Aviation Badge, Australian Flag
M
LB
1
ANZAC Theme in red white and blue please
F
LB
1
Blue,
fishing,
OR
snowboarding
M
LB
1
Batman,
Ninja Turtles,
OR
Power Rangers
F
LB
1
Purple and grey with an army and Australian design – Rising sun and RAAMP badge (JM can send you the badges to piece in)
F
LB
1
could I please request a aussie outback/ native flora & fauna theme with my initials please. Thank you for all your hard work 🙂
F
LB
1
could I please have a QLD Maroons (rubgy league) themed bag with my name  on it. Thank you very much for what you do for us.  JM can have the name embroidered to be added.
M
LB
1
The colours of my three favourite teams… Titans (white, light blue and gold) , raiders (Royal blue lime green and yellow), rabbitohs (red and greed)
M
LB
1
red white and blue and loves rugby
 (JM could send you a silhouette of a rugby player to include)
M
Q
2
red and black (Essendon)
M
Q
3
fire trucks, picture of the EAOU aircraft
(JM can send you a photo of the aircraft to piece in.)
M
Q
4
Sailing and sharks
OR
dinosaurs please.
M
Q
5
cartoon jungle animals such as elephants, lions, giraffes and monkeys. Bright colours would be great.
M
Q
6
red,
Swedish flag (blue and yellow and easy to piece), snowboarding,
outdoors
plants.
F
Q
7
plain red quilt with the Emu Export symbol
(JM can print the symbol and post to you)
Q
8
ANZAC Day/ Remembrance Day theme. Rising sun, poppies.
JM can send you a Rising Sun
M
Q
9
blues, rainbow, beach
OR
red white and blue for NRL roosters
F
Q
10
Travel/world/different countries
F
Q
11
snow capped mountains,
OR
nautical with a crest (JM can have the crest embroidered and sent to you to piece)
M
Q
12
traditional quilt in blues/greys with pops of red, green, & yellow.
Would love a small Aussie flag and small Afghanistan flag. 
JM can have the flags sent to you to piece in along with a RAAF crest.
F
B
13
corps colours of Light Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Green, with the Royal Australian Corps of Signals badge in centre
(JM can send you the crest.)
M
Q
14
Navy, Forest Green, Blue Heeler and anything Tasmanian.
(JM can have a blue cattle dog embroidered for you)
F
Q
15
Operation name, dates (Feb 20-Aug 20), sausage dogs, flowers.
JM can have text embroidered and sent to you
F
Q
16
West Coast Eagles, Star Wars, Artillery badge
(JM can provide the artillery Badge to be pieced in)
M
Q
17
I would enjoy a design that incorporates nature i.e. mountains/lakes/animals/green forests. Outdoor sports I enjoy are mountain bike riding/rock climbing and hiking. However, I am very thankful to be receiving a handmade gift regardless of what the final design is and will treasure it dearly.
F
Q
18
green but also love blue, KC30A RAAF crest with my deployment details plus world map if possible
(JM can have crest embroidered with other text)
F
Q
19
Aussie Flag, Boxing Kangaroo, with personal details embroidered
JM can have a Boxing Kangaroo and the text embroidered.
F
Q
20
World map with kangaroo and southern cross.
JM can send you a Southern Cross to piece in
F
Q
21
Rising sun badge on dark red or maroon. Please and thank you.
JM can send you the Rising Sun
M
Q
22
Hot Air Balloon in Pastel Colours with name underneath
M
Q
23
Gym Equipment
M
Q
24
Skiing, sitting around camp fires with friends 
OR
ballet
F
Q
25
Frozen’ Movie theme with name in large letters please. Bottom Left ship’s crest – bottom right Flight 1 ‘Nightmare’ Logo – JM can send you the crest and the Logo
M
Q
26
Frozen (the movie) theme
M
Q
27
FREMANTLE DOCKERS – purple and white
M
Q
28
Carlton AFL club colours – navy blue and white
M
Q
29
Essendon Bombers Colours (Red and Black). With HMAS Toowoomba crest with OP Manitou ROT 68 written on it. JM can send you the crest with text embroidered underneath it (JM can have the crest with the text embroidered and sent to you)
M
Q
30
West Coast Eagles colours – royal blue, white and gold
M
Q
31
West Coast Eagles colours, RAN crest – royal blue white and gold.
JM can send you the crest
M
Q
32
beer and name 
JM can send you beer fabric
M
Q
33
clouds in the sky (happy clouds, not stormy)
F
Q
34
Miami Dolphins (American NFL Team) colours – white, navy blue, aqua and orange
M
Q
35
HMAS Toowoomna with nickname  Operation Manitou 2020 underneath 
JM can have the crest embroidered with text
M
Q
36
dark purple/dark blue/dark maroon colour scheme, a small amount of pale for contrast but mainly darker colours please. HMAS Toowoomba crest with OP Manitou and Name underneath
JM can have the text embroidered for you under the crest
F
Q
37
VB Cans
(JM can send to a pic printed on fabric)
M
Q
38
Boxing Gloves
M
Q
39
purple – contemporary dancing silhouettes (not ballet)
M
Q
40
purple and nautical, Ship’s crest
(JM can have the crest embroidered and sent to you)
M
Q
41
nautical with Ship’s crest
(JM can have the crest embroidered and sent to you)
M
Q
42
Mountain ranges scenery – something with an outdoor theme
M
Q
43
Can I please have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themed Quilt 
M
Q
44
Weightlifting/dumbells/barbells theme.  
M
Q
45
Can you please split the quilt down the middle – Left Side of quilt New Orleans Saints white and gold colour with a VS symbol in the middle, on right side Baltimore Ravens  colours
M
Q
46
Can you please split the quilt down the middle – New Orleans Saints colour one side (black, white and old gold) Vs Baltimore Ravens colours (black,white, purple and gold)  
M
Q
47
Siamese cats, New York City, and Middle Eastern/Turkish mosaics 
(JM can send you some NY skyline fabric)
F
Q
48
Deadpool with love heart hands – there actually a fairly simple silhouette to applique – ask Jan-Maree
M
Q
49
Could I please have these four logos –
Brisbane Broncos,
Manchester United (Red Devil) ,
Collingwood Magpies and
Tiger Woods (TW logo) it would greatly appreciated!
Love your guys work 😀 
(JM can send you the Collingwood magpie)
M
Q
50
Warhammer 40 K theme (not fussed what pictures)
JM can send you two pics printed on fabric) dark colours please. 
M
Q
51
Moon crescents and stars – more gothic dark theme/colours please, Thank you!
M
Q
52
Blue, Rising Sun with a JMCO Wagon wheel and “JMCO MER ROT 38” embroided on it, COVID-19 patch
(JM can send you the Rising Sun, COVID Patch, and the text embroidered -the JMCO wagon wheel is very easy to applique)
F
Q
53
Please can I have a beach themed quilt, including waves and palm trees
OR
blue purple and green please
Thank you very much!
B
Q
55
Poppies, Mar – Sep 2020, Purple, Brisbane Broncos, Harley Davidson, Boxer Dog
M
Q
56
purple and pandas.
Parramatta Eels
Sydney Swans
M
Q
59
Spider-Man
M
Q
60
Grey with panels like stained glass, Australian Army Rising Sun, Army Aviation Badge, Australian Flag,
words ‘THE WORLD IN UNION’
JM can send you the badges and crests to piece in)
M
Q
61
ANZAC Theme in red white and blue please
F
Q
62
Queensland Reds and Wallabies with Aussie flag and poppies please
M
Q
63
Boxing kangaroo. 4 poppies,silhouette of soilderS.
M
Q
64
Mix of Batman and Joker from Batman the animated series
M
Q
65
Aussie and Afghan flags nickname
(JM can send you the Afghan flag)
M
Q
66
Liverpool FC, (you’ll never walk alone), Boston Celtics, Essendon.
M
Q
67
Muilt cam Aus flag and Afghan flag, nickname , skippy badge (JM can send you the badge and flags)
M
Q
68
Aussie and Afghan flags, nickname 
(JM can send you the AFGHAN flag)
M
Q
69
Hunting, Fishing, surname
M
Q
70
Aussie and Afghan flag, skippy badge, name  
(JM can send you the AFGHAN flag and badge)
M
Q
71
Aussie and Afghan flag, nickname   (JM can send you the AFGHAN flag)
M
Q
72
Aussie and Afghan flag, skippy badge, name  (JM can send you the AFGHAN flag and skippy badge)
M
Q
73
Aussie and Afghan flag, skippy badge  (JM can send you the AFGHAN flag and skippy badge)
M
Q
74
Aussie and Afghan,skippy badge. (JM can send you the AFGHAN flag and skippy badge)
M
Q
75
Surfing, VW Combie or camper van with surfboards. Blue and white quilt
M
Q
75
Australian flag and Skippy badge, 5 RAR patch.  Black and yellow quilt please (JM can send you the Skippy badge and the 5RAR Patch)
M
Q
77
Victoria Bitter beer 
OR 
green, red and white quilt
M
Q
78
Melbourne Bitter beer,
OR
maroon, white, light blue quilt
M
Q
79
Australian flag, 5 RAR, skippy badge, black quilt with yellow. FPE 13 (JM can send you the skippy badge and 5RAR patch)
M
Q
80
5 RAR, text  CLUB RECON, black and yellow quilt with small mention of Manchester United colours red and yellow,
M
Q
81
Text “CLUB RECON”,  “FPE 13”, 5 RAR patch, . Black quilt  “Biggest biceps on base”  (JM can have the text embroidered into a patch to piece in)
M
Q
82
Rabbitohs NRL
OR
green quilt with a bit of red
M
Q
83
Black quilt with the following text – 5RAR, Pioneer Platoon, FPE 13
(JM can have the text embroidered and sent to you)
M
Q
84
Australian flag, 5 RAR, skippy badge, black quilt with yellow. FPE 13
JM can have the text embroidered and sent to you)
M
Q
85
Green and yellow quilt, 5RAR, Skippy badge, FPE 13
JM can have the text and skippy badge embroidered
M
Q
86
Black and yellow quilt, 5RAR, skippy badge, FPE 13
JM can have the skippy badge and text embroidered for you
M
Q
87
Australian flag, Canberra Raiders NRL, Black quilt
M
Q
88
Red kangaroo, Australian flag, “Afghanistan 2020”, black quilt
M
Q
89
Surfing,
VW Combie
OR
camper van with surfboards.
Blue and white quilt
M
Q
90
skippy badge, yellow quilt, FPE 13, 5RAR
JM can have the skippy badge embroidered with text.  
M
Q
91
Black quilt with skippy badge, 2RAR, Second to None
JM can have the skippy badge embroidered with text
M
Q
92
Red and white diagonal stripes, Aus Flag, 4/19 Prince of Wales’s Light Horse Regiment badge, “FPE 13, Afghanistan, 2020”
 JM can have text embroidered and can send the badge to include
M
Q
93
Aussie flag, surname, skippy badge
JM can have the skippy badge embroidered with the surname underneath
M
Q
94
Skippy badge, poppies, surname,
JM can have the skippy badge embroidered with the surname underneath
M
Q
95
Skippy badge, surname, Duty first
JM can have the skippy badge embroidered with the surname and Duty First embroidered underneath
M
Q
96
Skippy badge, surname
(JM can have skippy badge embroidered with name underneath)
M
Q
97
Skippy badge, Afghan mountains, poppies, surname
JM can send you the skippy badge with surname embroidered underneath
M
Q
98
Pineapples with the 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment unit badge (scorpion),  the 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (QMI) unit badge and the Movements wagon wheel and a COVID-19 patch.
JM can send you the badges and the COVID patch.  The Wagon wheel is easy to applique
M
Q
98
Multi cam Aus flag, Red kangaroo.
(JM can send you the Aussie flag)
M
Q
99
Snow topped Afghan Mountains at night with stars.
Australia, USA, New Zealand, UK and Afghanistan.
Task Group Afghanistan Red Kangaroo Logo and the Royal Australian Regiment ‘Skippy badge’
(JM can send you the badges and flags)
M
Q
99
Skippy badge, multi cam Aus flag. (JM can send you the Aussie flag and skippy badge)
M
Q
100