I figured if I saw a pattern, liked it, but not the colors, chose my own colors, I am making my original quilt. On the other hand, I won't be showing or selling any quilts, or quilt patterns, so I'm not going to worry about it. If you really make a design, and nothing in it has EVER been used before, and you don't want anyone else to make , use, or sell your design, then don"t sell patterns for it. I feel if you sell it to me, that makes what I do with it mine.