What is it all quilters have in common? Enthusiasm for making quilts, right? And what is it all quilters don't have that they have in common? Enough time for making quilts, of course! But there is a way we can stack the odds in our favor for finishing a few more quilting projects each year, and that's what Judy Hopkins book, Triangle-Free Quilts, is all about. Her premise for gathering together 18 quilt projects with "absolutely no triangles!" is by using only squares, rectangles, and strips, most of these projects can be rotary cut and pieced together in no time. All of the projects in the book are ideally suited for beginners and interesting enough for the seasoned quilter. If you're looking for a super quick project, check out "Strip Staccato" (pg 80), which offers a new setting for the familiar ninepatch block. If you're looking for a great way to use up scraps, Hopkins includes "Dainty Confections" (pg 48). While this pattern is the one project in the book that doesn't lend itself as easily to the rotary cutting method, it is still easily assembled, and is a sweet, eye-catching quilt none-the-less. "Spruce Root Basket" (pg 84) is a very unique quilt with a super simple pattern, and for this and several other quilts in the book, Hopkins offers "creative options" so you can see what the patterns would look like with a different color and texture palette. If anyone thinks squares, rectangles and strips are boring, remember they can always be used as a background for appliqué, or embellished to make a project more personal. For those of you who worked hard to accomplish quilts for the Guild's half-square challenge last year, this might be just the book you need about now to help you recover, but there is definitely something in this book for everyone!