Originally Posted by borntoquilt
Thanks for all the info. This IS a GREAT site. I am always learning something here. I certainly wouldn't want to offend ANYONE. I was just particularly "taken" by several quilts that I would like to make - that's all!
i think that for the most part it boils down to good manners and common sense.
anybody, who is offended by the fact that somebody else likes their quilt so much they want to make one of their own is an idiot. :roll:
however, if they're convinced it's their own original copyrightable design and don't want others to copy it without permission or payment they should politely include that information in the picture post.
and if you like somebody else's quilt and want to make one of your own but don't know for sure whether or not it's from the public domain the polite thing to do is to ask.
(and just between us ... if the quilt is made using blocks from the public domain they can't say no. the most they can do to "stop" you is to insist you track down the blocks and instructions yourself. :lol: :wink: )