This is for all of you sewing-and-quilt-making-challenged women out there. I don't sew. I wish I did but I've tried and after several unsuccessful attempts which made people point and laugh at me, I gave up and contented myself with the facts that I'm a darn good gardener, baker and wood splitter. So there. Nyah.

But! I really wanted to try my hand at making a quilt. I bought all the supplies to make a crazy quilt, with all those gorgeous pieces of fabric, ribbons,  glittery thread, etc... and found that a crazy quilt does exactly that - make you go crazy from all the intricate, mind-numbing, tiny little stitches sewing. No thanks.

Then a friend, after hearing me complain that I, a real (sort of) Pioneer Woman, was going to die without ever having made one quilt, wrote some quick instructions down for me for something called a Rag Quilt. She said, "Trust me. Even YOU cannot screw this up." Not sure whether to be offended or not, I ignored her quip and jumped right in.

And voila! A few months later I had produced this mini rag quilt and I was indeed happy. I could now die with at least one baby-sized quilt to pass on like a real Pioneer Woman. Woo hoo!

Rag quilts are extremely forgiving.  You don't have to cut the pieces out and line them up all perfectly. Since the edges are turned up and later "ragged", they hide a multitude of mistakes. You can either go out and buy the fabric yourself to cut into squares or you can just go online, look up "Rag Quilt Kit" and you're on your way.

If I could find the time, I'd make several more of these mini-quilts, sew them together and have a full-size quilt, which I hope to do one day. I love my rag quilt! So proud of my non-sewing-self! 😁