Originally Posted by TexasGurl

I understand the aspect of copywright - but I also have a real problem with McCall's (or any other publication) saying that permission must be requested from a "quilt designer" - for QUILTS THAT ARE JUST VARIATIONS OF TRADITIONAL, COMMON, LONG-USED BLOCK PATTERNS
Aren't these considered to be in the public domain ???

EVERY magazine out there is today has ENDLESS variations of 9-patches, log cabins, churn dashes, stars, on and on ... (books & patterns too)
Many of these "designer" quilts only differ from another in the actual FABRICS used
How can ANOTHER churn dash or 9-patch variation etc be called an ORIGINAL design ???
What really constitutes a ORIGINAL quilt design today ??? :roll: