Originally Posted by
lclang
If you see this silly stuff posted on a pattern, don't buy it! That's the best way to shut them down.
That "SIlly stuff" is posted on 99.99% of books and patterns. How would you like it if you designed a pattern and sold it and someone "copied " your design and then sold it as their own? Or gave it away so you do not get profit from sale of pattern. If you are selling your pattern then you must want the money or you would give it away "free". If you think about it most quilts patterns are made up bascially the same blocks but just put in different order. Even if you make an original using EQ or you own paper there is probably someone in the world who has the same design. If you want to "sell" or "donate" a quilt from a pattern with the copyright statemnt on it the ASK the designer if you can use the pattern! If she says "yes" then great and if she says "no " then choose another pattern! Most of the time you can get away with not asking permission to use a pattern to sell because who is going to find out.