Remarkable Rectangles: Deceptively Simple Strip-Pieced Quilts

Remarkable Rectangles
Gifted By: Martingale/That Patchwork Place
By Robert DeCarli
www.shopmartingale.com
Reviewed by Mollyhall Seeley, Editor of FaveQuilts

For Robert DeCarli, quilts are more than just pretty decorations. A mathematician and former professor, DeCarli uses his unique perspective to make unexpected quilt designs that will stay with you long after you've put the book down. The tutorials in Remarkable Rectangles: Deceptively Simple Strip-Pieced Quilts are dynamic, intriguing, and—best of all—so well-written that even a novice can make them.

The premise behind Remarkable Rectangles: Deceptively Simple Strip-Pieced Quilts is simply that there is nothing that cannot be done with a rectangle and a little ingenuity. DeCarli uses a blend of colors, perspectives, and themes to create truly remarkable patterns. Don't be confused by the "rectangles" title; one of the coolest aspects of DeCarli's patterns are the way he creates curves and soft angles with clever piecing.

Whether you are setting out to make a full quilt or a smaller block, there is a pattern (or many patterns) for you in Remarkable Rectangles: Deceptively Simple Strip-Pieced Quilts. These designs are meant to look like woven coverlets, and they'll look wonderful in any room in the house.