Rags to riches: Before quilting made her a YouTube star, Jenny Doan says, “I could have written a book on how to feed a family for $50 a week.” Image: Tim Pannell for Forbes Jenny Doan is nibbling on ...

For a long time Hamilton, Missouri was known for being the boyhood home of J.C. Penney, and really not much else. But today this small farming community has a new claim to fame: It's the Disneyland of ...

If you want to learn how to make a quilt in a day, Jenny Doan can teach you. WSJ's Jim Carlton takes a look at what makes her videos so popular, from the "Jelly Roll Race" to the "Disappearing Nine ...

Jenny Doan is nibbling on a plate of andouille pumpkin penne at Blue Sage, a restaurant with soft lighting and black cloth napkins. Once a bankrupt California housewife, she’s lunching with four of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If there’s one thing Jenny Doan knows about people who quilt, it’s that they care about people. “Mr. Rogers says, ‘Look for the helpers.’ Quilters are helpers. Almost all of what ...

The kids always knew Mom was kind of a ham. She was a hoot around the house when they were growing up, but come on — they set her up in a business so she could sew a few quilts to the good people of ...

An unlikely hobby-turned-moneymaker — quilting — helped two Missouri entrepreneurs revitalize their rural hometown and make their mom a YouTube star. They even won an award from the White House. Every ...

Precut fabric is my favorite. But what to make with those layer cakes in my stash? In this article, you will find over 25 ...

Alan Doan's entrepreneurial dreams were to start the next Facebook or Google. Instead, the 32-year-old laid off software worker started a quilting business with his sister, Sarah Galbraith, 35, in ...