Got my block and read it from cover to cover to see want I might need to complete some of the quilts. I too think it is a soft covered book rather then a magazine. The paper quality will last years. I liked the little stories, they made me feel like Jenny was sharing some of her life history with me. I do have a signed copy of the first magazine and wish she had signed my first block. Got to get my husband to take me camping near her store so I can get my block signed.