Missouri Star Quilting Company
Jenny Doan | |
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| Born | Jenny Fish June 11, 1957 San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Quilter, author, YouTube content creator |
| Known for | Public face of Missouri Star Quilt Company, quilting tutorials on YouTube |
Jenny Doan is a prominent American quilter, author, and YouTube content creator. She gained widespread recognition as the public face of the Missouri Star Quilt Company, which stands as the largest supplier of quilting materials in the United States. Often hailed as “the world’s most renowned quilter,” her YouTube channel has accumulated over 210 million views, establishing her as a key influencer in the realm of pre-cut quilting.
Career
From a young age, Doan developed a passion for sewing, beginning to learn the craft through the 4-H Club at the age of ten. Her enthusiasm for sewing persisted through her teenage years and into adulthood, where she crafted costumes for a local theater troupe shortly after getting married.
In 2003, she enrolled in her initial quilting course at Grand River Technical School located in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Following the financial setbacks caused by the 2008 economic downturn, which depleted most of her family’s savings, two of Doan’s children sought ways to help supplement their parents’ income. They purchased a longarm quilting machine for her and established a small business focused on assembling quilts for others. As customer demand grew, particularly for additional fabric supplies, her son launched a website dedicated to selling these materials.
Despite this effort, business progress was gradual. About a year later, Doan’s children encouraged her to produce quilting tutorial videos on YouTube. These tutorials demonstrated how to complete quilts within a single day using pre-cut fabric pieces—a specialty of Missouri Star Quilt Company. This strategy transformed Doan into a quilting icon and significantly boosted product sales.
Doan regularly appears in MSQC’s monthly publication, BLOCK magazine, conducts weekly trunk shows in Hamilton, Missouri, and participates in quilting and crafting events nationwide.
Personal life
Jenny Doan (born Fish) entered the world on June 11, 1957, as the daughter of Franke and Deannie Fish in San Luis Obispo, California. Her father worked as a chemist, while her mother dedicated herself to homemaking and genealogy. When Jenny was ten years old, her family relocated to Spreckels, California so her father could be nearer to his workplace in Salinas, California, where he was employed by the Smucker jam manufacturer. She spent her formative years in the regions surrounding the Salinas Valley and Monterey Bay.
In 1980, Jenny wed Ronald Doan. The couple and their family lived in the Salinas vicinity until 1995. Confronted with economic challenges, Jenny and Ron opted to move to a location with lower living costs. Ron proposed relocating to the Midwest, prompting Jenny to ask, “Where is that, exactly?”[1] Without visiting beforehand, they settled in Hamilton, Missouri, where Ron took a position as a machinist at the Kansas City Star and Jenny concentrated on managing their household.[1]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
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