I agree. I want the pattern to be the point of the quilt, not the fabric. I also have not renewed any of my mag subscriptions
because most of the "patterns" are really promoting a fabric
line. I use the net or back to my books of just blocks that I have
probably had for 30 - 40 years. Another pet peeve is patterns
that have been around for ever and now someone publishes it
and says it is copyrighted. The other day I saw the bug jar
pattern on the net and it was for sale and copyrighted. How long
has that pattern been around? Does that mean we can't make
the bug jars anymore without buying their pattern? Ain't gonna
happen!