This has been an ongoing topic- copyright issues. I once talked to a person in the copyright dept of US and he said that the seller of the pattern has the expectation that the pattern will be made and the maker can use it as they see fit.- sell, donate, gift. But after 1 quilt is made from that pattern then the quilt can be considered mass produced and that you are not allowed to do.- you bascially need to buy another pattern unless you have permission from the designer.
In all cases it is a good idea to read the publcation ad copyright info in the front of the book/pattern to see what you can do with a quilt made from a pattern.
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