Mariner's Compass: An American Quilt Classic
Judy Mathieson
1987
Specialty Traditional BlocksMathieson's original title on the Mariner's Compass — one of traditional patchwork's most technically demanding blocks, built from dozens of narrow pie-slice points that all have to converge cleanly at a single center. This is the book advanced quilters specifically seek out when they're ready to tackle the block by name, not a general curved-piecing primer. A genuine specialty reference with a devoted following of its own.
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