People from all over the country are donating and sewing quilts for victims of the Eaton fire in Altadena. The quilts feel like a hug.

Virginia Abrams was teaching biochemistry, when she discovered art quilts. She's since traded the lab for a sewing machine.

Earle made many quilts and wall hangings for family and friends, and for a long time, her love for quilting and her job selling insurance were very separate entities. In 1997, the two began to mesh.

There, she teaches children the art and tradition of making story-quilts. The city hall exhibit also features work done by her students.

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