KalamaQuilts

I don't think I've seen that done here, but I've had Becky do several of my tops and told her when I sent them that she could share here when finished, she is a feather queen. She always credits the top makers work as far as I know.

cashs_mom

I"m not that worried about that type of thing. I wouldn't mind if I had someone quilt my quilt top and she shared it here. It would be nice to have credit though. I've had things I've made and posted pics of end up on Pinterest without crediting me. Its a bit annoying.

quiltingshorttimer

Feline Fanatic has done an excellent job on this question. As a long arm quilter, I always ask if I can post pics of customer quilts on my blog site, most don't want more than their first name included,if that. I do think with shows that it's nice if both the quilt designer (even if the piecer modifies it) and the person who quilts it is mentioned at least in the accompanying description. But I agree with Feline, that the quilt owner receives the ribbon. and as far as someone winning a ribbon for the quilting and not getting one for piecing, I think that if the category is specifically for quilting, that could easily happen as those voting would be looking at different things.

Claire123

Agreed, they should be clear upfront with what their expectations are. If the design is original, state it clearly.

Jane Quilter

You ladies are way above my pay grade, but it seems that we should just be honest and give credit where we got the pattern/idea/technique and name all who contributed to the success of each lovely quilt,

slmeyer

My husbands very first quilt was a Judy Niemeyer quilt. It was accepted to the AQS show in Chattanooga this year. Not only do they require the name of the designer (Judy Niemeyer), but he needed written permission from her to enter it in the show. They also asked the name of the quilter if other than the piecer and whether the quilting was by hand or machine and if by machine is the machine computerized. They ask for a little write up on the quilt as well. The write up, quilter's name appears in the catalog at the show, but not on the sign next to the quilt. As a longarm quilter I think the quilters name should also appear on the sign. I'm surprised all shows don't require permission from the designer and the quilter to enter a show. They are an equal part in the completion of any quilt. Just saying.

joe'smom

My goodness, his first quilt made it into the AQS show!

Genden

Is there a reason why permission from the designer is required? Do all designers give permission or do some say no? Is there something legal about this, or is it just quilting protocol? Would it apply for competitions with knitting, weaving, cooking, etc. to request permission from the designer of the pattern or creator of the recipe? Hmmm, very interesting and thought provoking.

Pennyhal

I have to wonder what is original? The vast majority of quilts are made with some geometric shape. The only truly original quilts I've seen are art quilts and sometimes applique. Perhaps it would be less confusing if the application actually had a place to mark "original."

HouseDragon

There's a particular fabric designer I won't mention and I definitely don't buy her designs after she threatened to sue a quiltmaker for daring to use her fabric (among others) that was showcased on a magazine cover. I thought fabric was meant to be used in quilts. Apparently not, according to some people.

With that said, how in the world could I be expected to list every fabric designer on a label (or show form) for a log cabin quilt I made with over 140 different fabrics in light and dark pinks to reds? Most of the fabrics were fat quarters bought over an eight year time period and without an "ID" on the selvedge edges.

Same with thread.

OTOH, it's common courtesy to list the pattern designer and the quilter if it's different from the piecer.

JMNSHO.