Originally Posted by bearisgray
Perhaps a moral guideline to follow would be:
if I had designed this quilt and/or created the pattern/directions for it - how would I feel about others using it "for free"?
it ain't FREE IF YOU PAY FOR IT.
you pay for the patterns in the magazine when you PAY FOR THE MAGAZINE
You aren't stealing anything. If the designers and the quilt mags consider it stealing if you use the pattern in the magazine and then sell YOUR quilt or show YOUR quilt then they should quit putting the patterns in the magazines and books and on the internet...