I feel your pain. I bought a magazine a few weeks ago because I loved a project in it. I think the magazine was around $15. It is so unlike me to spend that but I really liked it. Only to get home and really read it and it sends you to their website for directions but no directions are to be found. I wrote them and never even got an acknowledgement back. I don't even remember the name of the magazine. Modern Quilting or something. These companies get paid good money for patterns and such and they all should be tested and accurate before selling. The pattern was probably off. I hope you get it figured out.