Review By: Andrea Sisco,   Armchair Interviews - April 1, 2008
"Like most women, I’m really busy and I want projects that I can start and finish in a short period of time. Rectangle Pizzazz is a delicious quilting book that not only provides readers with fast, fun and easy quilting projects, it actually is user friendly and beginners will love it.

The author, Judy Sisneros, provides a brief overview of choosing fabrics and colors, discusses the tools you’ll need, and throughout the book are helpful hints for making your quilting time much more fun, not to mention easier. The directions are easy to follow and the colorful photographs will keep the quilter on track. At the back of the book are easy directions for finishing a quilt. Follow them carefully and you’ll be thrilled with what you’ve accomplished

If you quilt at all, you will have a ‘stash’. If you’re like me, your stash could stock a quilting store. The patterns in Rectangle Pizzazz easily fit the stash of fabric you have on hand.

My personal favorite is “Curves Around the Rectangle.” It’s my first project from the book, and I have stacks of Asian fabric I’ve been aching to use. The focus fabric is going to be difficult as I have so many to choose from. Well, I guess that means more than one of my daughters will be getting a new quilt. I’m not sure if I can actually start and complete the top in a day, but I’m going to give it a good try.

Another fun quilt to try is “Rectangles on Point.” The pattern catches the eye, the directions are easy to follow, and it actually looks like it is a fun, fast, quilt top to make.

Armchair Interviews says: If you love to quilt and are limited by time, Rectangle Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day"


Review   Patchwork ideen - June 1, 2008
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Review   quiltchannel.com - November 17, 2008
"This slim little volume is fat with good ideas. We all suspect rectangles are boring, but you'd never know it from Judy Sisneros's designs, which truly do generate pizzazz by the way she uses fabric and juxtaposes shape and color. Many of her designs use a panel or fussy cut motif as the centerpiece, bordered by an amazing variety of block arrangements made from the basic rectangle. While these medallion style designs are impressive, the most interesting ones to me are the straight rows and columns of rectangles that make dazzling patterns through the juxtaposition of colors. 'Garden Party' and 'More than Lavender' in the book's gallery section are examples of these. Best of all, because of their simple construction, most of these quilts can be completed quickly – in a day or less."

Review By: Connie Krochmal,   suite101.com - April 1, 2009
"...This title features five stunning designs with one to suit every taste. There’s one featuring a geisha along with several garden quilts made from dramatic floral prints. Among the projects are quilts in a range of sizes. These include small and large wall hangings as well as twin, double, and queen bed quilts.
In the introduction, the author covers all of the basics from choosing fabrics and colors to tools. For each quilt, this has a list of fabrics and a cutting chart along with simple, color illustrated, step by step directions.
The author offers easy ways to introduce special effects. One involves setting the blocks on a point. She also shows how to create easy curved blocks from rectangles."

Review   Contact Community - December 3, 2009
"...Rectangle Pizazz by Judy Sisneros is a fun book whose byline says it all – fast fun and finished in a day.  Five patterns with simple construction utilising fantastic big feature print fabrics.  Perfect for another quick Christmas present..."