Distribution of the baby blankets

Our blankets went to Van in the first week of January, in those days area was having normal seasonality, afterwords the distribution of our blankets the weather conditions got worst, the timing of the distribution was perfect!
Our contact person distributed blankets according to a list that was prepared according to real demands.
Young mothers delighted to have lovely blankets for their babies.
This small angel sleeps with his new blankets.
Our contact person visited hospitals as well to distribute blankets.
This baby is a little bit lucky because his family lives in a container instead of a tent.

After the earthquake, most of the upper class people left the city. But, sad that the lower class tries to survive there! They have to live there in that all those negative conditions...

I hope and pray all those people who are homeless at the moment they should have their own homes soon.

I would like to thank for everyone who helped us to realize this "Baby blankets" aid for the earthquake area, I appreaciate all efforts.

After completing this project, we started another one to help kids once again. After shocks of the big quake still continues and casue people have traumas. Especially children needs special attention after losing their homes, scholls, loved ones....We decided to make handmade toys for them....to prepare small toy gift packs with a pair sock will be great for them...

There are some buddies who organized to collect kids socks already and some others collects books, etc...Of course, governmental authorities, civil organisations there to help people but always individual helps needed after this kind of big disasters.

Praying for safe and peaceful world not having this kind of disasters....Thanks so much for helpers once again.

I shared daily improvements related with our blanket aid to Van earthquake area through my Facebook account but I neglected to share via my blog:(

My dear husband helped a lot to put all those blankets into vacuum bags .
My living room turned to a storage area with those lovely blankets reached to my home from different places of the world.
We precisely prepared vacuum bags to put them into the big cartoon boxes with reduced volume.

I sent all blankets to our contact person in Van who helped us to distribute them to all required people. He made good selection for the real requirements! I'll share their photos as well....

Earthquake disaster in Turkey

So sad that we had another big earthquake at the eastern part of the country...The announced magnitute was 7.2 and caused big damage! Thousands of people are homeless at the moment, living in the tents or bungalows in the rough winter conditions.

We, as being quilter Ladies in Istanbul started to make baby blankets to help young mothers who are living in the pretty hard conditions at the moment. My some quilter friends from Crazy Quilting International group also wanted to support us to prepare baby blankets.

Cathy's lovely blankets arrived last week and today I received another box from Peggy . I would like to share with you all that I got so much impressed with my Committe Member friends with these great support of my quilter buddies from thousands miles away.

Both friends says, we wish we could do more!!! I also would like to admit that I couldn't control my tear drops upon Peggy's message, she writes "As each child is warmly wrapped, I pray they are aware of the love and good wishes sent with the blankets"....

I believe that these lovely blankets will give hope and power for those young mothers who are trying to keep alive their little ones in that disaster area in this current hard winter conditions...

Special thanks once again...