How to Stitch an American Dream, Jenny Doan
How to Stitch an American Dream, Jenny Doan
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How to Stitch an American Dream
A Story of Family, Faith and the Power of Giving

Author: Jenny Doan

Narrator: Jenny Doan

Unabridged: 5 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Horizon

Published: 10/19/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Read by the author.Faith, family, hard work, and second chances are at the core of every great American story. Jenny Doan has one of those great American stories.Over the last decade, the Doan family business has grown from Jenny's corner shop to become the largest supplier of pre-cut quilting fabric. In this memoir, Jenny reveals the full the behind-the-scenes story, from her humble beginnings as a homeschooling mom, to the remarkable success she's so well-known for today: the Missouri Star Quilt Company.In her heart-warming style, she invites you on her remarkable journey to overcome hardship and ignite the power of giving—all while revitalizing a small town along the way. You're about to find out:How she and her husband, Ron, raised seven children on a shoestring budget—and had fun doing it.How Jenny, Ron and their children worked side-by-side to patch together a family home out of a crumbling shell of a farmhouse.How their faith, hard work, and generosity not only carried them through the hard times, but led directly to the success of the Missouri Star Quilt Company.How to Stitch an American Dream will make you laugh, cry, and say, "bless your heart," as Jenny Doan invites you into her own American dream.Accompanying recipes are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About Jenny Doan

Jenny Doan is the smiling face of Missouri Star Quilt Company. Stitching together simplified quilts full of love and laughter, she makes quilting easier, more accessible, and friendlier than ever before. Watching her tutorials feels like coming home again. With over 750,000 YouTube subscribers and more than 225 million views to date, Jenny has sparked enthusiasm for quilting and warmed her viewer’s hearts across the globe. When she moved with her growing family to Missouri over 20 years ago, she never imagined that someday they’d have a successful quilting business. Like many small towns across America, employment was scarce, so in November 2008, on a modest budget, the Doan family bought a building in Hamilton and started Missouri Star Quilt Company. At first, they offered basic quilting supplies and machine quilting services, but business picked up when they started posting videos of Jenny teaching quilting tutorials online. From that time on her life changed forever.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on January 17, 2022

Jenny Doan’s memoir, How to Stitch an American Dream, is a story of humble beginnings and the start of the Missouri Star Quilt Company. In her fifties, Jenny moves her family of seven children with her husband Ron from California to rural Missouri, starting a small corner shop business to now becomi......more

Goodreads review by Anna on October 26, 2021

As a quilter, I found this very interesting. You can still hear Jenny's 'voice" come through the writing. I've not had the privilege to see her in person, just her tutorials. The stories are interesting. She doesn't drag anything out, but gives you the important information (kind of like her tutoria......more

Goodreads review by Sue on December 28, 2021

I'm not a quilter so I'd never heard of Missouri Star Quilt Company. That didn't affect my enjoyment of this book which is a real 'rags to riches' story. It's the story of Jenny Doan who went from being an abused mother of two to being the mother of seven and the owner of a quilt company that makes......more

Goodreads review by Camie on August 27, 2023

An inspirational story following Jenny Doan who after raising seven kids on a budget that required much frugality decides to do something fun and creative by opening a family run quilting business in Missouri. At first it took a little time to gather steam, but later through YouTube videos, curated......more

Goodreads review by Dominique on April 21, 2022

Wow... this is the most inspiring book I've ever read, and not because I am a quilter. Unlike most quilters, I only vaguely knew who Jenny Doan was. I have never watched her YouTube videos, nor did I have any idea of her story. This is a story that inspired me as a mother, a wife, and a believer. It......more

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