Old Patterns - Still Just As Good!

So my partner's mother gave me an old craft book from 1982 from Better Homes and Gardens. In it of course are some really dated patters (rainbow quilts anyone?) but it also contained a lovely pattern called "Storm at Sea". It claims that this is a common American pattern but I'd never seen it before.
So, after I get through "Japanese Quilt" I am thinking of starting either this pattern or my secret project.

The pattern is quite involved though. Makes me a bit nervous. Here is the layout.