CUTV News Radio to Spotlight Laura Winckel of Quality Quilts by Laura

HARKER HEIGHTS, TX – The name America’s Quilt Angel seemed a bit egotistical at first, but for Laura Winckel it was stated so often it stuck. Laura is an artist turned businesswoman, with a mission of hope, love, and remembrance that is heavenly indeed. Clients who receive her special quilts are prompted to say, “Laura you’re such an angel.”

Quailty Quilts by Laura focuses on memorial quilts for lost loved ones and began in 2011.

Many clients pay tribute to a lost loved one with a memorial quilt, while others are interested in t-shirt quilts, pieced from shirts accumulated while in school, teams, etc. Some world-famous Texas barbeque professionals did it to remember special dates, or what they did in a city they toured. Laura also does quilting for other quilters, who bring their tops in to be assembled and stitched, since they may not have the time, means or space to do it themselves.

Laura still makes time for personal projects, such as the pieces she displays at quilt shows. She has won Best in Show and other accolades from local and national quilt shows (a big one is held in nearby Houston). Laura also participates in a national organization known as Quilts of Valor. They create quilts for active duty warriors and veterans who have been touched by war or military conflict. Laura was presenting a quilt to a Normandy survivor when the idea came to her that maybe she could arrange a Quilt of Valor display. She organized her local group, Quilters with a Heart. “We had 21 quilts on display from September through November 9th,” she says with pride, “then on November 11th (Veteran’s Day) we took them down and presented each one to a special veteran.”

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