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 ...

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 ...

Hamilton, Missouri, is seeking to diversify its attractions, even as it eagerly awaits the return of visitors to its popular fabric shops. Over the past 11 years, Hamilton, Missouri, has generated a ...

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 ...

HAMILTON, Mo. — Dubbed "Quilt Town USA", this town is every quilt lover's dream. Not only do they have everything you need for quilt making but they also have just about everything one would need to ...

You may think quilting is just something your old Aunt Bettie does to keep herself occupied in her golden years, but you’d be sorely mistaken. Quilting’s adherents number in the hundreds of thousands ...

HAMILTON, Mo. — A small idea in a small town has made a huge impact. Quilting turned the northern Missouri town of Hamilton into a thriving tourist destination. Jenny Doan is the woman behind the ...

When Al Doan suggested to his mother, Jenny, in 2009 that he film her making patchwork quilts and post the videos on YouTube, she was not at all receptive. “Isn’t YouTube where all those crazy ...

A brother-sister team who created a “quilting destination” in Hamilton, Mo., has been named the National Small Business Persons of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Alan Doan and his ...

The Field House Museum boasts a wide collection of quilts on display, ranging from 19th-century creations to more modern quilts. Now one final quilt completes the collection: the MO Bicentennial Quilt ...