I got the book at JoAnn's. The quilting books are on sale quite a bit, usually 40%. I tried the Mariner's compass as my first try and it was a disaster. 1st, it was my 1st attempt at paper piecing, should of tried something else, and 2nd, the block size is so small all the seams were on top of each other, there was no way anyone could quilt it. I don't know if I did something wrong or not. I would be interested to hear from someone who did the mariner's compass.