Podcast appearances and mentions of Jenny Doan

You've asked and waited for it and now it's here! The Inappropriate Quilters hang out with the two quilting queens in one place, Jenny Doan and Angela Walters! Leslie and Rochelle make a trip to Quilt Walk 2024 in Liberty, Missouri and spend some fun time visiting with their gal pals and talk shop. You should grab your favorite snack, a beverage and some poise pads because this one is going to have you wetting your pants! Enjoy!Follow Jenny Doan on Instagram at @jennymsqc and Angela Walters at @angelafmq.Follow Leslie on Instagram at @leslie_quilts and Rochelle at @doughnutwarrior

Raw edge bindings are becoming a thing! Find out how some of our listeners are doing this in new ways. Rochelle brings in a new flavor of peeps to try. Find out if Leslie likes them. She has also been in her "sourdough era" and is making all kinds of things with her discards. And she is staying up at all hours because she is baking! The girls have a lot of retreats coming up, so Leslie is trying to get way ahead. She reached out to Jenny Doan to find out the deets. That retreat is in April! Also a new drinking game proposed from a listener that is spot on for the show! Leslie tells a story about groundhogs that will have you in stitches. Rochelle makes fabric eggs for Easter and they are adorable! She got the pattern from the domestic engineer. Leslie gives an update on her new craft of sewing garments. They also give a little peek into something coming up that the girls are looking forward to! This is a fun episode full of peeps, baking, groundhogs and fabric eggs. Enjoy!Follow Leslie on Instagram at @leslie_quilts and Rochelle at @doughnutwarrior

Show Notes:00:38 - New Jersey02:11 and 3:16 - Brazil03:21 - Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Co.14:11 - Sawtooth star 15:01 - D sessions [rings]15:15 - Charm Mini Bag pattern by Daisi15:18 - Daisi's Etsy store16:00 - Melanie Ham's YouTube Channel16:28 - QuiltCon18:39 - New Jersey18:40 - QuiltFolk20:41 - Pandora20:50 - P!nk21:50 - English paper piecing 21:54 - Hexies22:25 - Tile mini quilt series by Daisi22:37 - 1000 Blocks: A Collection of Quilt Blocks from Today's Top Designers by Quiltmaker's Magazine22:53 and - 501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks by Judy Hopkins 23:01 - Correction: Wendy was supposed to refer to the same book as Amanda (link above) 23:32 - Lori Holt (@beelori1)23:37 - Wonder clips24:26 - Lori Holt (@beelori1)25:01 - Loom knitting25:11 - Carpal tone 25:12 - Loom knitting25:47 - Foundation paper piecing25:49 - Gaby Sartori from Tomte Studio (@tomte.studio)25:55 - Lori Holt (@beelori1)26:06 - Lesley Storts (@LesleyStorts)26:13 - English paper piecing 26:26 - Gaby Sartori from Tomte Studio (@tomte.studio)26:28 - Foundation paper piecing [FPP]26:39 - Zirkel magnetic pin organiserFollow Daisi:Instagram - @daisitoegelhttps://flowersew.com/https://www.etsy.com/shop/daisiflowersew?ref=seller-platform-mcnavFollow Us:Amanda: @broadclothstudio https://broadclothstudio.com/Wendy: @the.weekendquilter https://the-weekendquilter.com/Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzzhttps://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/Intro/Outro Music:Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

Jenny Doan is a sewlebrity who has grown a YouTube presence with educational quilting goodness to over half a million subscribers. She is known for her pre cut friendly tutorials, making quilting accessible to everyone. And with her family by her side, they have built their business from the ground up from struggles to thriving success. Over the last decade and a half, Missouri Star has changed the footprint of small town Hamilton, Missouri, to be the ultimate quilter's experience that many have called the Disneyland of quilting. We have such a fun episode in store for you today, as we'll be talking about Jenny's rise to fame, her family, her latest book, and the annual birthday bash, which just celebrated a huge milestone.Jenny's website - Missouri Star Quilt CompanyJenny's book - How to Quilt an American Dream TODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah Quilting  (affiliate link to support this podcast)Rosie Girl Quilting (use the code FIRE15 at checkout)Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Jenny Doan is more than just a quilting icon. She's a wife, mother, and popular YouTube personality. Her professional quilting journey began over 27 years ago, back when her family first moved to rural Missouri. Little did she know their random point-and-go selection of the Midwest guided them to an epic adventure atop a quilting empire. Watch this week's podcast episode and learn how Jenny's children led the way to the formation and exponential growth of the Missouri Star Quilt Company and its corresponding quilting channel on YouTube.Website https://www.missouriquiltco.comYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@MissouriQuiltCoInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/missouriquiltcohttps://www.instagram.com/jennymsqcFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/QuiltingDealsPinteresthttps://www.pinterest.com/missouriquiltcoThrift Bookshttps://www.thriftbooks.com/a/jenny-doan/1881208

The story of Jenny Doan and how she (and her family) created the incredibly successful Missouri Star Quilt Company.Work Your MagicHave you ever worked for a company that required employees to cross-train in multiple jobs in case someone called in sick or quit unexpectedly? I have, and it doesn't work very well.At the start of my programming days--over 30 years ago--the organization required each programmer to rotate through the other job functions in the department. We all took the same leadership training classes, learned how to run applications on the mainframe, took turns doing production support, and more. When I got to do the rotations I enjoyed and excelled at, I loved my job. When I had to take my turn on the mainframe or do support, I struggled and felt deflated. I'm embarrassed to admit that when others rotated into my wheelhouse, I thought those who couldn't do the work lacked smarts and probably didn't belong at the company. Only later did I realize how silly it is to make everyone do the same job regardless of their aptitudes and interests. Doing so is not good for the employees or the company.This week, I'm speaking to Jenny Doan, co-founder of the Missouri Star Quilt Company. In addition to telling us how she and her family started a business that transformed their lives, revitalized a town, and modernized the entire quilting industry, Jenny says that people work best when their jobs align with their "magic"--the things they are really good at and enjoy doing. She also explains how she discovered the power of sharing her own magic.What You'll Learn In this Episode:What prompted the Doans to start a YouTube channelHow the Missouri Star Quilt Company evolved Why Jenny says YouTube is the great equalizerWhat this business means to the people of Hamilton, MissouriHow to work together in a family businessWhat it means to find your magic and why it matters so muchStories of people who found healing through watching JennyAnd so much more.Mentioned on the Show:Read Jenny Doan's book: How to Stitch an American Dream Visit the Missouri Star Quilting Co: Website and YouTube ChannelDiscover your magic! Pick up my book: Return to Work with Confidence.Take my course: I'll walk you through the process.Connect with me: LinkedInFind out when a new podcast drops: Join the Mailing List~~~~~PLEASE: Rate and Review this podcast so other women can be inspired in their faithful career moves. Visit the website: FaithfulCareerMoves.com: Faith-based Career Coaching for Stay-at-Home Moms Get the book: Return to Work with Confidence: A faith-based guide to help stay-at-home moms re-enter the workforce Follow us: Instagram @FaithfulCareerMoves Facebook @FaithfulCareerMoves

Show Notes:0:38 - Toronto0:51, 1:04 and 1:06 - Just Get It Done Quilts YouTube Channel1:27 - Houston Quilt Market2:06 - Just Get It Done Quilts YouTube Channel3:02 - Row by Row4:19 - What's in the blue bag? YouTube video 5:41 and 5:51 - Just Get It Done Quilts YouTube Channel6:09 - QuiltCon7:10 - Jenny Doan, Missouri Star Quilt Co.YouTube channel7:15 - Angela Walters YouTube channel 7:17 - Midnight Quilt Show YouTube channel 8:46 and 8:47 - QuiltCon9:16 - Quilting Digest9:23 - Karen's five beginner mistakes YouTube video 9:25 - Karen's five sewing hacks with masking tape YouTube video 9:29 - Quilting Digest13:28 - Just Get It Done Quilts YouTube Channel14:59 - Brandy of Quilter on Fire (listen to episode 81 to learn more about her and her work)16:52 and 18:03 - Karen's Quilt Crew18:11 - Angie Wilson, Gnome Angel18:21 - 100 Days 100 sampler block pattern, Maple and Eucalyptus18:34 and 19:26 - Angie Wilson, Gnome Angel19:31 - Unleashing Your Sampler Superpowers20:25, 20:27 and 20:28 - Canberra20:28 - Townsville20:35 - Brisbane20:43 - 100 Days 100 sampler block pattern, Maple and Eucalyptus20:55 - Angie Wilson, Gnome Angel20:59 - Unleashing Your Sampler Superpowers21:04 - 100 Days 100 sampler block pattern, Maple and Eucalyptus21:08 - Karen's 2023 decluttering challenge (Note: Karen uploads a new series annually and the prior episodes are removed. Be sure to subscribe to her newsletter to receive updates on the challenge)21:13, 21:28 and 21:30 - Just Get It Done Quilts YouTube Channel22:46, 23:56, 25:03, 25:31 25:44, 25:49 - Karen's 2023 decluttering challenge (Note: Karen uploads a new series annually and the prior episodes are removed. Be sure to subscribe to her newsletter to receive updates on the challenge)25:52 - Sign up to Karen's newsletter to get the Declutter Challenge updates26:55 - Jacqueline Winspear27:09 - Maisie Dobbs27:30 - Churn Dash traditional quilt block27:38 - Karen's ten sewing hacks from the Dollar Store video27:46 - Karen's stash buster video series27:56 - Karen's five sewing hacks with masking tape YouTube video 28:04 - Karen's Fast and Easy Gift video series28:12 - Karen's ten sewing hacks from the Dollar Store video28:38 - Kathy Dougherty, Material Obsession28:53 - Toronto29:12 - Karen's scrappy sampler blocks video 29:20 - Karen's scrap block number five, Spot in the Middle (fast forward to 4:30 min of the video in the link)29:32 - 100 Days 100 sampler block pattern, Maple and Eucalyptus29:45 - Omnigrid, 2.5in x 18in ruler30:14 - Karen's Quilt Circle series32:43 - Bernina 33:23 - Uppercase Magazine (@uppercasemagazine)33:48 - Matthew Shlian (@matthewshlian)Follow Karen:Instagram - @JustGetItDoneQuiltsYouTube - @JustGetItDoneQuiltshttps://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/Follow Us:Amanda: @broadclothstudio https://broadclothstudio.com/Wendy: @the.weekendquilter https://the-weekendquilter.com/Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzzhttps://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/Intro/Outro Music:Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

This week Leslie and Rochelle talk about the high they are still riding from the Jenny Doan episode and how Leslie had to re-listen due to a snafu with her equipment. Leslie also shares some vulnerability with her anxiety. They talk about the Angela Walters Quilting is My Therapy Retreat and all of the great people they met. This is an episode full of laughs and an apology! You won't want to miss this one!Follow Leslie on Instagram at @leslie_quilts and Rochelle at @doughnutwarrior

Leslie and Rochelle visit with Cara and recap their episode with Jenny Doan. Since they rearranged their schedule to be there early to visit with Jenny, they were able to enjoy some extra time in Hamilton, Missouri! A lot of fun had and you get to hear all about it. Grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and pull up a chair to your sewing machine and enjoy the conversation!Follow Leslie on Instagram at @leslie_quilts and Rochelle at @doughnutwarrior

Celebrate the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Inappropriate Quilters podcast! Leslie and Rochelle sit down with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Missouri.  Pull up a chair (to your sewing machine, of course) and enjoy the conversation that will have you laughing until you cry while also leaving you inspired and with a warm heart.Jenny Doan is a quilter, author, and YouTube personality. She rose to prominence as the face of Missouri Star Quilt Company, the largest quilting supply vendor in the United States. Referred to as “The most famous quilter in the world,” her YouTube channel has surpassed over 270 million cumulative views, and she is regarded as a leader in the pre-cut quilting movement.Follow Leslie on Instagram at @leslie_quilts and Rochelle at @doughnutwarrior

Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company is on the podcast today! Today Carina and Jenny talk about her book How to Stitch An American Dream. Learn more about Jenny Doan at https://www.missouriquiltco.com/ Find her book on Amazon and many other book retailers.Episode 219 on the Make and Design Podcast: How to Stitch An American Dream with Jenny Doan__________Download Carina's free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY __________About Carina Gardner:Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.comCheck out her most popular program Design Bootcamp here: http://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designbootcamp Watch this episode as a video at https://www.makeanddesign.com/

Al Doan is the executive chairman of the Missouri Star Quilt company. Al's problem is this: How do you combine low tech and high tech to turn a niche hobby into a wildly successful company? In 2008, Al and his siblings helped their mom open a quilt shop in Hamilton, Missouri. Now, the business has grown to over 100 million a year in revenue and Jenny Doan, Al's mom, has become the YouTube quilting star.  If you'd like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to subscribe to our email list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tracy catches everyone up on the events of the summer, then shares one of her favorite guests with you. Jenny Doan talks about how her town Hamilton, Missouri, became a quilting destination, but we also talk about how she learned to sew and why her parents insisted upon signing her up for 4-H. Then stick around for a special Fine Finishes sponsored by HandiQuilter! Click here to view the show notes for this episode.

If you've ever looked up a quilting tutorial on YouTube, you've probably seen Jenny Doan. In this episode, she shares her story of growing Missouri Star Quilt Co, why she thinks quilting is such a powerful activity, and tips for anyone interested in learning to quilt.

In today's episode Sherri welcomes Jenny Doan, founder of the Missouri Star Quilt Company to the podcast! Jenny's new memoir, How to Stitch an American Dream is available now. Jenny's positivity will inspire you, and she also offers helpful ideas for quilters. Her complete bio can be found below. Thank you Jenny for sharing your quilting life with us today!Show Notes Blog Post: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/2021/11/a-quilting-life-podcast-episode-42-show-notes.html/Jenny's Book: How to Stitch an American Dream: https://amzn.to/3jYkWr3Wildgrain Black Friday Week Discount: $30 off the first box + a free extra Sourdough Loaf in every box! Click link below for discount.https://wildgrain.com/?rfsn=5985703.7e4060&discount_code=AQUILTINGLIFE&discount=10&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=august2021&utm_term=5985703Farmhouse Garden (Quilt on the Wall): Found in Labor of Love: Scrappy Quilts at the Heart of Home book.Cottage Charm (Quilt on the Table): Found in Labor of Love: Scrappy Quilts at the Heart of Home book.Labor of Love signed copies here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/762279321/labor-of-love-scrappy-quilts-at-the?ref=shop_home_feat_4&frs=1Labor of Love quilt book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3wxcW5rNOTE: Some of the links provided here are affiliate links.Where to Find Jenny:MISSOURI STAR QUILT CO WEBSITE: https://www.missouriquiltco.com/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/MissouriQuiltCoFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MissouriQuiltCoTWITTER: https://twitter.com/missouriquiltcoINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/missouriquiltco/JENNY'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jennymsqc/Jenny's Bio: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 230 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.Almost 13 years later, Jenny now teaches quilting tutorials on YouTube once a week and continues to share her story everywhere she goes. It's a labor of love and a dream come true for her. Hamilton, Missouri, has become a quilter's paradise, attracting visitors from around the world. With the help of Jenny's husband, Ron, her seven children, and 25 grandchildren, this family business has grown to include an entire community.Visit the A Quilting Life YouTube channel for more great video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmSR-jDR956ATQe30JHX87wEnjoy what you heard? Be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and your review could be read on the show!

This week is Thanksgiving in the United States, so we're reflecting on the good things in our lives and sharing the quilty things we're thankful for. We also chat with Jenny Doan, the founder of Missouri Star Quilt Company, a well-known YouTube personality and quilter, and now author. We discuss her new memoir, How to Stitch an American Dream: A Story of Family, Faith & the Power of Giving,  For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here: https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/magazines-more/quilting-podcast/episode-533-sew-thankful Email us at APQPodcast@meredith.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we're talking about building a quilting empire with my guest 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 230 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. Almost 13 years later, Jenny now teaches quilting tutorials on YouTube once a week and continues to share her story everywhere she goes. It's a labor of love and a dream come true for her. Hamilton, Missouri, has become a quilter's paradise, attracting visitors from around the world. With the help of Jenny's husband, Ron, her seven children, and 25 grandchildren, this family business has grown to include an entire community. +++++ This episode is sponsored by Divine Social. Divine Social is a marketing agency that helps eCommerce stores who sell to makers, creators, crafters, artists & DIY enthusiasts.  They are behind some of the biggest brands in the creative industry, responsible for strategies to move your online traffic from prospects to buyers to raving fans.  Just in time for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday rush, the team at Divine Social is offering a customized review of your shop to help you uncover what's keeping you from selling more. Go to divinesocial.com/cia for more details.  +++++ To get the full show notes for this episode visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Join today.

Jenny Doan is the founder of the Missouri Star Quilt company and has the largest quilting channel on Youtube. THIS isn't a story about quilting... but a story about family values, knowing your secret sauce and finding success in your own way. Jenny's secret sauce is kindness ... and it led to her being the largest employer in her small hometown. She revived her two block downtown after her son suggested she start a quilting business! For Jenny's book, How to Stitch an American Dream, visit https://www.amazon.com/How-Stitch-American-Dream-Family/dp/0785253033 For her youtube channel, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWnhR7raxVFDHmDXqCIzuAw To connect with the Second Shot crew, visit www.facebook.com/groups/secondshot

Show Notes:1:04 - Colorado1:07 - Aurora, Denver3:48 - Hancock Fabrics 3:52 - Sampler quilt4:13 - Ohio Star quilt block 4:15 - House quilt block 4:17 - Dresden Plate quilt block 4:20 - Sunbonnet Sue quilt block 4:39 - Doppelganger5:55 - Log Cabin quilt block 6:03 - Strip Piece 6:06 - Log Cabin quilt block 6:30 - Mary’s pattern subscription, Mary Go Round Quilts10:51 - Lynette Muhaso of Lyn’s Avenue (@lynsavenue)11:59 - #BlackQuilters12:04 - #BlackQuiltersOfColor12:46 - Megan Lopez of The Athena Workshop (@theathenaworkshop)12:52 - Wendy Chow of The Weekend Quilter (@the.weekendquilter) 13:06 - Porfiria Gomez of Mrs Porfiria (@mrsporfiria) 13:36 - Quilter’s Candy pattern writing course14:12 - Elizabeth of Quilter’s Candy (@quilters_candy)16:00 - Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild in Colorado18:43 - Elizabeth of Quilter’s Candy (@quilters_candy)24:50 - Laura of PreQuilt (@PreQuilt) 27:43 - Blindspot27:46 - Roswell27:49 - Twizzlers27:52 - Pull and Peel Twizzlers27:52 - Strawberry flavored Twizzlers27:56 - Cherry flavored Pull and Peel Twizzlers28:24 - Ohio Star quilt block 28:33 - Kona Cotton in Bone28:59 - Kona Cotton in Natural29:03 - Joanns30:16 - Signature Thread30:49 - Ben Millet of Not So Straight (@benmillett)32:04 - Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co.32:10 - Launch Party Quilt by Mary Davis32:46 - Public Library Quilts (@publiclibraryquilts)33:32 - Color of Connection Quilt (@colorofconnectionquilt)33:56 - Mary Go Round Quilts (@marygoroundquilts)34:36 - Hum a Few Bars, Mary’s upcoming quilt patternFollow Mary:Instagram - @MaryGoRoundQuiltsFollow us:Amanda: @broadclothstudio https://broadclothstudio.com/Wendy: @the.weekendquilter https://the-weekendquilter.com/Anna: @waxandwanestudiohttps://www.waxandwanestudio.com/Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzzhttps://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/Intro/Outro Music:Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

It’s the 50th episode of Quilt & Tell! Tracy, Lori and Ginger are planning the episode when they get unexpected guests—Kim Niedzwiecki, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and Alex Anderson all decided to stop to reminisce and catch up. It becomes a star-studded surprise party when Bonnie Hunter, Teri Lucas, Jenny Doan, and Marti Michell all offer their congratulations and share fun stories about the show. This is a not-to-miss episode!  Click here to view the show notes for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes:5:13 - Half-square triangles6:25 - Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company YouTube Channel6:46 - Jenny Doan’s YouTube tutorial on machine binding10:58 - Example of “Extreme cool weather quilts in the wild” photos14:46 - ‘What’s in your sewing bag’ series19:53 - Karen Lewis20:15 - Essex Linen20:17 - Jen Hewett, ‘Imagined Landscapes’21:52 - ‘WALK: Master Machine Quilting with your Walking Foot’ by Jacquie Gering23:08 - @clothandcrescent23:18 - @villageboundquilts23:39 - @suzyquilts24:15 - Cloud Surfing Quilt24:22 - Papper Sax Ten Oval Drunkard's Path templates25:58 - @pappersaxten26:40 - @geekybobbin27:11 - @porcupinestew_threadsFollow Shannon:@shannonfraserdesignshttps://www.shannonfraserdesigns.ca/Follow us:Amanda: @broadclothstudiohttps://broadclothstudio.com/Wendy: @the.weekendquilterhttps://the-weekendquilter.com/Anna: @waxandwanestudiohttps://www.waxandwanestudio.com/Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzzhttps://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/Intro/Outro Music:Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

The face and power behind Missouri Star Quilt was bankrupt with limited options but she didn't sit in her despair. She moved to the middle of no where and built an empire. Is it time for you to move? Karen explains why it might be necessary for you to move in order to create the life you want.

We talked to Jenny Doan who just broke the Guinness World Record for marathon hula hooping after doing it for 100 hours.

We talked to Jenny Doan who just broke the Guinness World Record for marathon hula hooping after doing it for 100 hours.

Jenny Doan and her husband, Ron, lost most of their savings in the 2008 financial crisis. Retirement was just around the corner, and they didn’t know how they would make it through. That’s when the family went all-in on an unlikely business—a quilt shop.

Jenny Doan and her husband, Ron, lost most of their savings in the 2008 financial crisis. Retirement was just around the corner, and they didn’t know how they would make it through. That’s when the family went all-in on an unlikely business—a quilt shop.

Announcer:                      00:01                   You're listening to Trade Show Live! On the Road featuring conversations with the people who bring trade shows to life, including attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and trade show industry thought leaders. We attend trade shows around the country in a wide variety of industries from healthcare to consumer products and everything in between. The podcast is a production of The Trade Show Manager, a trade show, consulting firm, and now let's go on the road with Trade Show Live!. Janet:                                00:29                   Welcome to Trade Show Live! On the Road. This podcast is a production of The Trade Show Manager and features an in depth look at the people, companies, and organizations that bring trade shows to life. In January 2019, we're going to CES the Consumer Electronics Show with an amazing group of startups and business leaders will be in Eureka Park and displaying some of the best new ideas coming from the startup community in North Carolina. One of our featured guests is sponsoring a couple of scholarships for members of our North Carolina Startup pavilion is the team from NC IDEA. NC IDEA empowers entrepreneurs to reach their full potential by offering support when they need it most. With me on the podcast is the president and CEO of NC IDEA. Thom, welcome Thom. Thom:                               01:18                   Thank you, Janet. It's a real pleasure to be here with you. Janet:                                01:21                   You have had an entrepreneurial mindset for many, many years. Thom:                               01:27                   Yes, I have. I like to say tongue in cheek. I spent the first 20 years of my career starting and growing companies and then I've spent the last 15 years helping others acquire that gene mutation. So that has really given me quite a career of advantage and great pleasure, because it really is a privilege to do the work that we do. Janet:                                01:50                   You know, you make me wonder about the age old question. Is it nature or nurture? Can you make an entrepreneur or are you born with that mindset? Thom:                               02:01                   yeah. I, I appreciate this question. I love debunking it every chance I get because I think it's an insidious inference. That you have to be born with entrepreneurial DNA, so to speak. it's my firm belief that we're all hardwired to be entrepreneurial, but what isn't equally distributed are the resources, the encouragement, the environment, the assets to realize or accentuate or pronounce that innate ability that we all have now, and for some people it's just they just never get a chance to express it, but if you give them that opportunity, that encouragement, that support, everybody's got the potential to be quite entrepreneurial. Janet:                                02:46                   I think of it a very essentially is the ability to be creative and to problem solve. And sometimes that's to make money for yourself. Sometimes that's to make money for your business and sometimes it's to figure out what to do when you burn the cake. Thom:                               03:02                   It's a way of thinking. We refer to the vernacular that's very common now is calling it the mindset, right? We define that as the underlying beliefs and assumptions that drive successful behavior. So what is it intrinsically that motivates you, that drives your locus of control to say, I'm dissatisfied with my current state of existence. I want something better. I want to be something better. And I can express that I can achieve that goal by providing value to others and that value is manifest in either a product or a service or a performance that I do for, you know, an existing employer. But somehow I bring value to others and for that, you know, I have economic stability in my life. And then all the rest is a question of scale. So you can do that for more people in, at a higher scale than your economic reward for that is greater. But that's the essence of really what drives what we do. Janet:                                04:04                   Thom, I'm dying to ask you this question. It's about the hustle mentality and there's a lot of really strong debate on both sides going on online between those Internet entrepreneurs that have gone out there and said, hustle, hustle, hustle, work seven days a week, put it all in. And then ultimately you're going to get rich. And let's face it, the get rich part is going to be probably a single digit percentage of folks out there. The "make a good life, make a good living" part is much greater. But the hustle mentality that you, you are not a good entrepreneur if you're not working, you know, 16 hours a day, seven days a week. Thom:                               04:47                   Yeah. I think that's again, one of those wonderful myths or cliches. Probably a better way to state it, of entrepreneurship, right? That you have to deplete yourself and sacrifice sleep and relationships and everything else in furtherance of your entrepreneurial pursuit. To me that's just silly, right? A ton of effort without direction is meaningless. There are certainly times when you're going to have to burn the candle on both ends, right? Product launch, you know, large, large event. You got to prep for the CES show for example. But yeah, you're going to have to have a couple of weekends who are going to go sleep deprived and you got to burn the midnight oil. But if you are doing that as a sustaining a status quo without understanding why, then you should really be questioning what you're doing. And I think the smarter play or, or let's just say that more balanced play is if you get to some sort of self defined equilibrium, you know, I need to financially achieve x, Y, or Z, or I need to have a company that allows me to control or the flexibility to work when I choose to work, whatever that is, that's different for different people, right? Thom:                               06:05                   But if you can "know thyself," so to speak and work a plan that achieves that, then I think you've accomplished something. And if that means you can do that 20 hours a week, you know, God bless you, that's great. If you have to do 60 hours a week to attain that, well, and that's what you have to do. And then at some point you need to decide does that work for you? But, but understand why it is you're doing what you're doing. I didn't give you the red meat answer to that. Thom:                               06:34                   Really what it says. I think it's just a stupid argument and people really delude themselves on, and I've seen this where people are unsuccessful and then they throw their hands up in the air and go, how can I be unsuccessful? "I've been working 16 hours a day." If you've been doing 16 hours a day of the wrong stuff, it doesn't matter that you're doing 16 hours a day. If you were doing six hours a day of the right things to do, you might be wildly successful. Right? So this notion that I have to suffer for my craft, that's part of the process. That's just, again, that's movies, this the stuff of lore and legend, not reality, Janet:                                07:14                   Right. Well, and we all get sold a bill of goods because what we're looking at is the online influencers, public persona. We have no idea what happens when he gets home to talk to the wife or the kids and a lot of the other things. We're only seeing the story that is the way they choose to portray. Thom:                               07:36                   It's crafted. Everybody has a perfect life on Instagram and Facebook, Speaker 2:                        07:40                   Entrepreneurial mindset. I think I've had it my whole life. I just never quite saw how to put it into action and I understand that part of what NC IDEA is doing is actually creating facilitators to help people think through that process. Thom:                               07:59                   We are absolutely helping facilitators and others help other people get that orientation towards action. You know, we find, and I have found doing the work I do literally all over the world in services, some great organizations like the World Economic Forum, not to mention Kaufman and others that people can get to that exciting excitement stage. Like I've got the idea or I've got a notion of an opportunity, you know, I get this antsiness like I really want to do something about it and that's where it stops, right? Because they get home and the kids are driving them crazy and there's a good movie starting tonight or I jump on facebook and three hours later, you know, I'm not getting anything done. So we really want to help people understand that it's a bit of a self awareness. When am I failing to do anything beyond just getting excited? Because there again, right? Excitement and energy without action is a very little value. Thom:                               09:08                   The law of diminishing returns, a accelerates very quickly there. So what we try to do is say, you know, recognize that in yourself when you're at that stage and say, okay, for those that can then you know, and maybe it could be the epiphany of, oh, this is going to be harder than I thought and I'm not going to do it. Then great. At least you can stop deluding yourself that, you know, "I coulda been somebody". Obviously I'm being tongue in cheek with that, but, but more to the, our hope is that people will go, oh, okay, now I understand. I, I have to now do small tests, right? I have to see, okay, how viable is this idea and how do I start getting some feedback and how do I just for me and the team here is probably tired of hearing me say it. Thom:                               09:53                   I call it. It's a game of forward momentum entrepreneurship. Unfortunately in public it looks like these giant strides, right? It went huge. I sold it and made a ton of money. In reality, it's really more about just moving forward. Some days you're going to move forward by an inch. Some days it's going to be by a mile, right? But as long as you're moving forward, you have forward momentum. You're, you're doing all right and you should be happy with yourself that you're doing all right because that will, as long as you're moving forward, you'll have something to react to that you didn't have to react to yesterday because the market will tell you something, potential customers, we're telling you something. Suppliers will tell you something. Employer employees will tell you something. You'll be learning and then making decisions that are informed by the goal at the end, Janet:                                10:43                   You're doing such a great job with myth busting. I want to throw another one at you and that is one of the things that I have heard is your business, your entrepreneurial ideas never going anywhere unless you are 100 percent all in in essence, basically saying, if you haven't saved up enough money to quit your job, you know too bad, you're not going to be a success. If you're not all-in, what do you think about that? Thom:                               11:11                   I think that this notion that you have to be all-in in order to be successful is nuanced and again, I think it distracts from more relevant questions, but I'll. I'll bite and give you a reaction to it. It's this notion, right? When an explorer hits the foreign shore, they burn their boats because they know now going back is not an option and the theory is that that somehow puts you in this mindset that you'll work harder, you'll work longer. It feeds this narrative of the suffering entrepreneur and that's why I'm not very keen on this notion. That being said, there is plenty of data that says, Hey, if you're still keeping your day job right, which is presumably 45 hours a week and you're trying this other thing, you probably don't have enough hours in the day to apply to your entrepreneurial startup. That's where this starts, this are you all in or not. Thom:                               12:13                   That's when the narrative starts becoming way more nuanced. That means maybe your company is going to grow slower than it might otherwise if you were full time, 50 hours a week on it, you know, like you are at your job and those, those aren't wrong or right answers. Those are just certain realities of time utilization and applying it towards things that need to get done. And so when people try to cast this notion like, well, we can't like that because you haven't quit your job to do this yet. Would just say statistically I have a bias against potential the potential for that from a pay standpoint. But if you can show me how, what time you can apply to it is adequate for the progression, the forward momentum, as I alluded to earlier for the business, then I'm fine with that. Janet:                                13:05                   All right, that makes sense. I'd love for you to compare and contrast the US entrepreneurial mindset or ecosystem with your experience in the World Economic Forum as you've worked with, I assume, countries around the world. What's different and what's the same? Thom:                               13:25                   Thank you. That's an interesting question. I have worked with and for NGOs, universities, foreign governments, and quite literally, I like it because of the alliteration, but literally from Brazil to Bangladesh and have seen every slice of entrepreneurial humanity that the world has to offer. And there's a couple of observations I have from this first and foremost, and this goes into public perception and myth busting right? I think in the US there's this notion that we are the world leader in entrepreneurship. And again, spoiler alert, we're not. What has been the kind of the, American secret of entrepreneurship that is been unleashed around the world and the rest of the world is awakening to what had been historically a US competitive advantage. So thank Israel, for example. Israel on multiple ways that you might measure is probably the world leader right now in entrepreneurship and early stage activities. Thom:                               14:31                   They've put billions of dollars into funding startup early stage type of things. They've invested heavily in technology transfer and commercialization from universities. They had great corporate partnerships. They reach internationally, they go anywhere in the world where if there's a piece of technology that advances something. So there's that reality of our observation. The other observation I've had is I'm the kind of learning and teaching front of entrepreneurship. In the US, what dominates a lot of curricular or training programs or on entrepreneurship or what I refer to loosely as the silicon valley narrative, which is a plan and pitch type of entrepreneurship curriculum, namely I have to come up with a big idea. I write a plan around it. I shopped that plan to some folks to fund it. I grow something very quickly and I exit and you've heard that a thousand times over, right? Thom:                               15:29                   That dominates, especially in academia, in higher ed. That dominates many of the programs. And that's really, I think it's problematic in a couple of ways. First of all, and most importantly it presupposes or it begins with an individual that has already identified as being entrepreneurial. So like if I'm a student now I'm opting in to major in entrepreneurship. As silly as that is of a notion I've already self selected. Right? So I've been activated. So what higher ed and academia is missing is that broader, much larger swath of the population that has entrepreneurial potential. They just haven't been activated yet. They haven't been exposed to something that flips that switch, so to speak, and that's the difference internationally. So there. Then I use the example of the Ice House curriculum that I we talked about earlier when we were deploying that curriculum at my time in Kauffman. We were deploying it in the US and we're deploying it internationally and I'm happy to say that that program is actually being taught on five continents right now and it's been translated into other languages like Spanish and Portuguese. And what the rest of the world has understood is that if you go earlier stage and you focus on the mindset, we can mobilize more people working towards something entrepreneurial and whereas nobody can predict, you know, the winners and losers. It's still is a numbers game and if you can fill the top of the funnel, you know much faster with more numbers, you're going to have better outcomes on the bottom and adoption of that program. And, and deployment of that program. Is actually growing faster outside the US than it is inside the US. Janet:                                17:19                   Now Your Ice House entrepreneurship program, you are talking to community colleges, four year universities, small business centers. I contend you're in the wrong place. You need to be in elementary school. Thom:                               17:31                   Well, we're certainly already in a middle schools and high schools. So you're absolutely right. You know, and this is the work of Ted Dinter Smith and Tony Wagner and others that are working on kind of a innovation narrative much earlier and there's been studies on this too, right? We beat creativity out of kids going through the, you know, the public school and public education process. So I couldn't agree with you more, you know, and, and even in a very unsophisticated way, I just look at my own kids. I have three children and they're adults now, but they were all entrepreneurs growing up because they've lived in a house with a crazy dad who started and sold a company every three to five years. And you know, for them that was kind of the water that they swam in. So, you know, all three of them graduating college. No student debt, you know, my son just bought his first starter home, didn't need me to co-sign. That's because they had been starting and growing companies and my, my youngest daughter was I think started the earliest at nine, but they all were running businesses and they just saw entrepreneurship as a way to get what you want from life, right. That we have to make a more common experience for as many people as possible. Janet:                                18:48                   Right. Well, I remember seeing a story in social media about the young man who had the hot dog stand and somebody called to complain about him and for once government did the right thing. They worked with this kid to get a health license. They got him the things that he needed to make sure he was testing the heat of the water, and they made him a more successful entrepreneur than shutting him down. And when I hear about people calling the cops on lemonade stands, I'm like 'Really?' that's not in the right mindset. Thom:                               19:22                   Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were more of those types of examples? There was one of the stories I'm most enamored with I had the good fortune several years ago to meet the founders of a company called Missouri Star Quilt Company in the Missouri Star Quilt Company is in Hamilton, Missouri, a population I think like 2,400. So this is small town USA, you know, anywhere in the country, the abandoned main street. From what I understand it is the birthplace of JC Penney, long since gone. And there was this family, it was a family with seven children that really out of a notion to give their mother or something to do or their mother, Jenny Doan was very much into quilting. Quilting was her passion, her hobby. So they bought. I'm giving you the very abbreviated story. There's tons of videos on this and I encourage you highly to google it, but they basically bought her a piece of equipment so that she could start doing some quilting activity. Thom:                               20:29                   And they thought, well, you know, maybe we could put a little small business around this, what we would call a side hustle today. Right? And then they use tools that are out there, they taught themselves things like youtube as a broadcast channel. And what can we do? Jenny has very, the camera just loves her. She's got this just genial style to her teaching. Quilting comes natural to her and pretty soon, you know, they had 500 followers. They had 5,000, they had 50,000. They now have followers on their channels that are seven figures in the. Fast forward to the present. Missouri Star Quilt Company is a very large company. It's the largest employer within a 50 mile radius. They processed 2,000 orders a day, right? And this is supplying the quilting industry. This isn't an APP that whatever cracks your DNA for you. this isn't a biotech life science, you know, bionic, you know, artificial limbs, better solar powered. Thom:                               21:32                   This is quilting fabric and patterns and colors. And, and, and to say nothing of how they've revitalized the whole downtown. So the company is pretty much bought up all of main street and it's a destination. It's a Disneyland for quilters and they have B&B's. Now there they have multiple themed storefronts, so there's seven or eight, so they have one Missouri Star Quilt Company and it's all things fourth of July, they have one that's all things Halloween. One thing that's all things Christmas and it's a destination and it's revitalized this town and it's not high tech and any of that stuff. Right? That just demonstrates that the potential to transform especially large parts of our rural communities that it becomes so economically disenfranchised. Entrepreneurship has the power to turn that around. Thom:                               22:26                   I love this story so much because it is the power of a few people building something amazing. And recently Raleigh has been in a situation where we've been competing to bring a very, very large presence, both apple and Amazon to our town. And I see that as kind of the exact opposite, but I'm not sure that the upside of something that large is very good. Thom:                               22:56                   So, you know, I'd like to say tongue in cheek that we won both hq two and the apple by not winning. And I think that's true for a lot of the communities. We're, we have the good fortune in the triangle here that we are flush with resources, so we probably could have afforded or accommodated whatever exorbitant financial incentives package was given to them, but certainly many of the communities, that pitched for these opportunities could ill afford it and if they had won, it would have been financially catastrophic. Beyond that, what's more perverse to that process than trying to bribe large established companies that have the kind of cash reservoirs at both of those companies have, beyond that, what's perverse about that is the missed opportunity to think if we have the collective political will and are willing to allocate the resources we going to throw at these companies, why don't we invest in ourselves? Speaker 3:                        24:02                   Why can't we see a way forward to, to draft policy and programs that put money into economic gardening so that we plant the seeds and build the next Amazon, the next 10. Amazon's as opposed to trying to buy them or bribe them. Right? This is a challenge. This, this smokestack chasing as an economic development practice, needs to die a swift and ugly death because it is flawed in its thinking. If you want to see an example of how that might look, you only have to look to my home state or at least used to be home state because now I'm proudly as citizen of North Carolina, but Ohio passed several years ago. This initiative called the third frontier initiative and it passed by voters. It was a referendum that went to the ballot and it passed twice. So there was the initial $900MM allocation and then another I think $400MM or $500MM bond issuance. So Ohio through popular vote that sustained and survived transitioning from an R to a D and back to an R. So it wasn't a partisan football, right? They both parties had enough sense not to kill the golden goose and that what it did was it it pumped, it injected, you know, close to one and a half billion dollars into early stage entrepreneurial support activities and it has paid multiples multiples on returns. Thom:                               25:40                   This is the kind of thinking I would love to see come to North Carolina. I don't know in the current political environment if there's the political will because it, it seems nowadays that an idea is measured by who had it versus the merit of it and I'm hopeful that there's going to be some political winds of change coming so that we can start once again arguing about the potential of ideas and not based upon who had them Janet:                                26:10                   Exactly. As you referenced, the Gardening Motif. We need to be planting seeds and seeing what grows and creating a fertile environment to make that happen. If you just try to bring in a fully grown pumpkin and plop it down, ultimately it's going to kill what's under it and ultimately it's going to decay and I don't see a big, big move like that. If they were talking 3000 jobs, maybe that would have been much healthier, but 10,000 has got to canibalize what's going on in our current community. Thom:                               26:46                   I couldn't agree more and I think if you need evidence of that, read very closely. A lot of the public narrative around that and see if you can pick out what's absent from a lot of that public narrative and what I am now. I'll lead the witness here. What's absent is very a heartfelt, genuine support from the large corporate community and who would blame them, right? Every large corporation that's been a great tenant and steward in North Carolina has been growing without handouts, right? Without incentives. Just quietly going about doing their thing and being loyal to the state. They are all. Everybody's competing for talent right now and there's a great shortage and now you're going to say, oh, here's this great big thing that's going to be the sexy new that's going to be competing for the people. You can't find it as it is, and we're going to pop that right in your backyard right now. It's hard to get excited about that. Yeah, yeah. They're going to be good citizens. They'll give some perfunctory statement, but I know people that work at these organizations and they have many of them told me privately, yeah, we're not going to shed a tear if they go elsewhere. Janet:                                28:05                   So that's the biggest of the big. Now let's talk about the smallest of the smallest briefly. One of the things that I love about NC IDEA is what you call your family and that people who've been through one of the NC IDEA programs, processes, grant awards, they're very vested in that aren't they? Thom:                               28:28                   Yeah, I mean we really think and know through our own experience. We have the privilege to work with our folks at a discrete moment in time, a discrete point in their adventure, their journey of entrepreneurship. You know, we want them to know that for the time we were officially together, which might be defined by the term of the grant period, we're vested in their success and, and forward momentum, but well beyond. We want them to know that we're here for them and a resource to go forward because, you know, this is this critical mass feeds the ecosystem and where we can have more and more people getting involved and having these peer to peer relationships. This virtuous cycle starts from it. So for example, we host, with, with relative frequency, a, what we call kind of tongue and cheek, alumni events. Thom:                               29:24                   We bring folks, we invite people. We have a newsletter that we publish lucidly just to alumni. We have a slack channel just for them. And so every other month or so we say, okay, you know, I'll, I'll pick up the beer tab and we'll have some hors d'oeuvres thrown out there, but you know, if you want to come by and catch up and talk to others, you know, feel free to do. And we are always humbled by the number of people that want to come in. And they just, they say, listen, thank you. We appreciate this because it's kind of, you know, that designated time to stop and take a breath and get our batteries recharged. They just tell us the most flattering things that warms your heart and you realize, oh yeah, that's right. That's why we do what we do, right? Because we're helping these people and when they're wildly successful, then we've been very specific and deliberate about this particular. Thom:                               30:18                   Next point I'm about to make is we say, hey, listen, remember to pay it forward. At some point you're going to get, you're going to be successful and you're going to be in a capacity of not begging for resources and help and other things, but you actually going to be in a position to offer resources and help. And so please consider and remember us when, when that happens, we had it was, this was several of our labs cycles ago. one of the folks going through the labs program was just so enamored [with the program]. He came into my office, he snagged a piece of stationary. We have these cards that have our logo on the top and he grabbed it, grabbed a pen and a scribbled out I o n c idea $1,000,000. And he signed it. He said, I have no idea what I'm going to make good on this, but I will someday and I hope you'll be here and you'll have this when I can come in with that check. And obviously I don't expect that, but, metaphorically, the sentiment of what he is saying is what we're striving for, where everybody feels that they're part of something bigger because at some point a critical mass that again, that virtuous cycle kicks in. Janet:                                31:29                   That is awesome. And I very, very much look forward to having some of the scholarship recipients that you guys are going to be awarding attending CES with us this year. I think that is such a cool idea. Thom:                               31:44                   It'd be my pleasure and I'm expecting great things from them. Janet, thank you so much for helping make that happen. It's going to be very cool to see North Carolina has such a coordinated effort and, and frankly something that's going to make North Carolina look even better than it already does. Janet:                                32:00                   Absolutely. Well, thanks for being here, Thom. Thom:                               32:03                   It's my absolute pleasure. Janet:                                32:05                   You've been listening to Trade Show Live! On the Road, a podcast that's production of The Trade Show Manager and features an in depth look at the people, companies, organizations that bring trade shows to life.  

Quilting, one of America's oldest pastimes, is now also a great American success story. Alexis Ohanian visits Hamilton, Missouri, to meet Jenny Doan, founder of Missouri Star Quilt Company and her son, Al, to learn how they rebuilt their life, their town, and created a global quilting community...one "four-patch block" at a time. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

Jenny Doan talks about the correlation between family history and family quilts Jenny Doan and her family started the Missouri Star Quilt Company. A decade later, Jenny's quilting tutorials have been watched by millions, and her love of quilting has spurred people around the globe to create quilts of their own. Along the way, fans have sent stories behind the family heirloom quilts that have been collected into several books. Jenny discusses quilting, the importance of family stories, and how the two are related. Family History Idea, compliments of Jenny's mother: Fill a jar with writing prompts; during family gatherings, pull out a slip and ask your family elder or answer the question yourself. Over time, these brief pieces will add up to a long narrative. Links & Stuff Books mentioned:Stitched Together, Stories for the Quilter's Soul, Volume 1. Click here or here. Stitched Together, Stories for the Quilter's Soul, Volume 2. Click here or here. Stitched Together, Stories for the Quilter's Soul, Volume 3. Click here or here.   Block Magazine More on coffin quilts, along with a beautiful example  by artist Barbara Todd. Jenny on the Road, a list of scheduled visits to towns across the US.

I am so delighted that Jenny agreed to do an interview with me for this podcast: Beyond Good Intentions. She shares incredible stories about creative mothering through hard times, and now being a traveling grandmother. When she told me about making matching clothes for her kids for family pictures, she became my newest soul sister! She had no way of knowing how much I love taking family pictures, but I just loved this about her. Head to her podcast full show notes on my website KristenDuke.com  If you are new to this podcast, I encourage you to scroll through the other titles, and also read the summaries. Choosing to sum up a life in just a few words for a title has proven to be VERY challenging for me!  I truly believe there is something for everyone in each episode.  To see pictures and full show notes of this interview, head here: Jenny Doan Interview.  Our conversation was filled with so many fabulous nuggets, here are just a few to look forward to when you listen: How she dealt with kids fighting Her spin on "filling our buckets" How she learned to sew as a pre-teen What she FIRST thought about quilting What her dad smelled like after work Mailing notes to her grandkids (I told her about my free printable jokes to help!) Dating your spouse Creative "fun mom" ideas Why someone chewed her out How her company started after an intimidation of hers Selflessly expanding their family through adoption A few favorite quotes: "If you can't get along in your living room, how will you get along in the world?" "You love the people you serve." "I remember the year I realized I couldn't do everything." "You can't always have your bucket full, but sometimes you just need to fill a little cup." "They're so empty that they are reacting instead of acting." "Nothing compares to the heartache of parenting adult children, because you can't fix it and make it all better." "When you make a quilt, that outlives you. It becomes a treasured piece of art." Continue the discussion and share your favorite part on Instagram: @CapturingJoy.KristenDuke

Jenny Doan is...well, Jenny Doan! She has taught a generation of us how to quilt on YouTube, and Missouri Start Quilt Company in Hamilton, MO is a quilt destination point for many, many quilters. We are thrilled to chat with her, and for this interview, Judy Walker (a professional journalist!) joins us, which was awesome too. For more on Missouri Star Quilt Co., go to https://www.missouriquiltco.com. To listen to this podcast, you can go to www.justwannaquilt.com, and also episodes can be found at iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker, iHeart Radio, and many more platforms.

Jenny Doan is...well, Jenny Doan! She has taught a generation of us how to quilt on YouTube, and Missouri Start Quilt Company in Hamilton, MO is a quilt destination point for many, many quilters. We are thrilled to chat with her, and for this interview, Judy Walker (a professional journalist!) joins us, which was awesome too. For more on Missouri Star Quilt Co., go to https://www.missouriquiltco.com. To listen to this podcast, you can go to www.justwannaquilt.com, and also episodes can be found at iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker, iHeart Radio, and many more platforms.

This week we talk about money and video... and how YouTube is offering and pricing their premium products, explore PewDiePie reduction in monetization on YouTube and PewDiePie's own content (which is increasingly non-monetizable). To then move the conversation away from money, I discuss Jenny Doan who has profited from YouTube by giving her content away.Continue Reading → The post Seeing Red Programming and Jenny’s Quilts appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

On today's episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast we're talking about teaching quilting online with my guest, Rob Appell. Rob is the host of Man Sewing, a YouTube channel of the Missouri Star Quilt Company. He is a quilter and national quilting instructor who travels and teaches at many premier quilting shows and retreats. We talk about overcoming life obstacles in order to focus on pursuing a creative life. Hear about how Rob first became acquainted with Jenny Doan and what it's like to prepare for and tape videos for Missouri Star. Rob gives us tips on staying organized and continuing to pursue art even when making art is your job. Today's episode is sponsored by Pattern Workshop. Hundreds of students - both aspiring and well-established designers - have used Lauren's step-by-step method to create their first PDF sewing patterns or improve upon their current processes. Learn more at: http://bit.ly/1V5zUXP Please note that this show used to be called the While She Naps podcast. The name has changed, but the content and host have stayed the same. To get the full show notes for this episode, visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Meet with show host, Abby Glassenberg, each month for our Craft Business Roundtable, get access to courses and webinars taught by industry leaders, and much more.

Jenny Doan and her husband Ron, live in a small Missouri town and love the rural life. She has seven children and twenty-one grandchildren. She also has an infectious smile, and a knack for breaking down even the most challenging quilt projects into quick and easy steps. In 2008 Jenny and her family started The Missouri Star Quilt Co and began producing weekly tutorials on YouTube. Since then, she’s been featured in numerous articles, and is the subject of the wildly popular quilting magazine, BLOCK. With more than 300 YouTube video tutorials, that have been viewed over 50 million times, it’s no wonder that Jenny Doan has been called “the most famous quilter in the world”. Motivational Quote Business Inspiration“Is this a thing?” [7:08] Her children identified an opportunity [11:13] A Candle Flickering MomentThe hurdle of adding that first employee [14:09] Clues on the identifying the best people and the to hire [16:20] Business Growth InsightsLove what you do [12:20] You Tube and overall internet impact [18:20] From a customer’s mouth [20:52] Success TraitCheerful and nice sounds small but has huge imact [23:55] Productivity/Lifestyle ToolReading … why it’s important for her [27:21] Valuable Book No One to Trust (http://amzn.to/1TwiB53) by Iris Johansen Contact Links Website (http://www.missouriquiltco.com) Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/QuiltingDeals) Twitter (http://twitter.com/missouriquiltco) Instagram (http://instagram.com/missouriquiltco) If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe and leave a review in (http://www.giftbizunwrapped.com/GooglePodcasts) . That helps us spread the word to more makers just like you. Thanks! Sue

My Saturday started early! My agenda:  *Hairstylist appointment  *Boys Vet appointment  *Complete Squared Churndash topSpring Post Card Swap  received my fabric post card I finally, finally finished my CS quilt.  Jodi tested and approved!Churndash WH.  *Curse you Jenny Doan and those quick quilt projects with bias edges!!! Boxy Stars  *Leader and ender project. My upcoming projects:  *1.5 inch Charm Swap hosted by Darla, Scientific Quilter  *Round Robin with Daisy of Very Lazy Daisy podcast  *Summer post card swap, hosted by Sandy ColwellEQ7  *now a MAC version.  Books:Filler Up, by Renee Haddidan (longarm)Between Heaven and Texas, by Marie Bostwick (currently listening)Cress, by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles-completed)Voyager, Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series)