Over the last decade, the Doan family business, the Missouri Star Quilt Company in tiny Hamilton, Missouri, has grown from Jenny's corner shop-with one quilting machine and two bolts of fabric for sale-to become the largest quilt company in the world. And the deep connection felt by the company's millions of loyal fans and customers boils down to one thing: their love for Jenny, the grandmother to twenty-four and counting, whose humorous, easygoing, down-to-earth quilting tutorials have been viewed more than two hundred million times. Now, Jenny is ready to give her fans, the business world, moms of all ages-and grandmas too!- what they've been waiting for: the full story of her journey, from her early years as an outspoken teenager to becoming a homeschooling mom, to cofounding MSQC with her children (in her fifties), through the success and creativity she's known for today. "How to Stitch an American Dream" is about something more than the chance to get to know Jenny Doan. It's an opportunity for readers to have their lives changed by one woman's remarkable story-an inspirational tale of overcoming hardship and finding abundance through family, faith, and the power of giving. - from cover.
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