[QUOTE=crafterrn1;5429103]Great thread! As a pattern Designer I will start to revamp my patterns and include the multiple sizes for the quilt patterns. But to answer a few statements here, printing in color is not cost effective as many designers self publish. Think about the cost of your color ink for an ink jet and then laser printer. Hundreds of dollars for a large run. Add in the cost of the paper, the plastic bag, the copyright if you purchase one, for each pattern it is $15.00. Many big designers have that to spend, not a small designer. The mulitple size quilts add to the time spent designing the quilt pattern. I will have to do the math, write the extra facts into the pattern, send the pattern for written proofing. Send the pattern out for actual making! Make all the sizes I am writing into the pattern. Try to find room on the pattern back to list all said sizes. It is not easy to write quilt patterns. Think of it as Trying to explain how to make egg salad from starting with the raw eggs. I am not complaining as I actually love to design quilts. I used to hate the writing part. But I am now enjoying it. As I said before I will revamp my patterns and include all the sizes. BTW I do add the Bed Runner(Scarf) patterns as my Flowing Flowers Bed Scarf was first published in Quilters Home magzine several Summers ago. I love designing Bed Scarves and have a few new patterns ready to go. Should I also write the changes for all the bed size quiltsinto it? Thank you again for all the great responses. I truely love this board! Luann[/QUOTE Hi Luann!
Thank-you for your comments from a designers perspective! Also for listening to what input others are saying. One size doesn't seem to fit all and some people are far more adventurous and creative than I. The old brain gears lock up when I try to envision changing a written pattern, some patterns are admittedly easy to add blocks to or take blocks away from the original pattern, but some patterns just need extra instructions.
Again, thank-you so much for adding to the discussion!