Quilter puts love into every stitch

Prolific quilt maker dedicates time to help kids

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Trudie Hughes retired from running a quilt shop eight years ago, but still works ten hours a day, seven days a week.

Milwaukee quilter Trudie Hughes at work. CBS News

Instead of selling quilts, she makes two a day, about 60 each month -- each one unique. The fabric is donated by friends or she buys it herself.

The finished products are donated to the La Causa Crisis Nursery in Milwaukee, a shelter for babies and children who's families need urgent child care.

Watch the video above for CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen's profile.

For information on how to support La Causa Crisis Center, you can visit its website at LaCausa.org.

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