Morning GramaChris...Welcome to the Forum ! You've already got my two suggestions...Paper piecing
and searching for a free pattern. It is a great design and has so many variations that the research can be
a project of it's own! Have fun !

Welcome to the forum GramaChris.

My two pennyworth - it might be easier to make a Mariner's Compass using paper piecing (if you get on with the technique). By the way, if you go to the Classrooms Margo Clabo has some excellent tutorials on how to do paper piecing from this year's BoM which is very spiky [url]learn/classrooms/[/url]. Also starch is your friend! - another Margo tip.

Hi GramaChris! Welcome to the forum. I just googled 'Mariners Compass free quilt blocks' and there are lots of patterns out there. Here's a free one from Craftsy

http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/kaleidoscope-mariners-compass-block/33788

It's one I have always wanted to do but felt daunted by it. Maybe someday. Good luck with it.

THANKS for the fast reply, Ritzy............Where are you from & what kinds of sewing/quilting are you into?

Hi Chris--welcome to the forum. I don't have any pattern for the mariner's compass but I am sure someone will be on here soon that can help you.

Hello to all,

This is the first time in the forum & glad to be here ^ need some help. I want to try & make the marinar's compass & heard it was extremely hard is it??? Does anyone have a free pattern that I can trade you for some fabric?

I'm a Grama of 7, disabled, married & love to sew/quilt. If my back allows it then I can sit longer at my machine.

Thanks & happy quilting............Chris