so, in essence these 'designers' are saying that they OWN your quilt - that you pay them for the privilege of making the quilt, paying for the fabric AND the pattern...
as I said, bah humbug - I have EQ and a gazillion quilts to make and nary a single 'designer' to ask permission for any of them...
As my DH just said, it's like buying a car, entering a race, winning the race and a huge purse and the the car manufacturer trying to claim some of your winnings because they designed the car....
GREED PURE AND SIMPLE
read my post here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-56143-1.htm
and then save up for one of the versions of EQ and design your own quilts