Originally Posted by
justflyingin
I'm playing the devil's advocate here, but if you started with a churn dash and proceeded to change it, why do you need to tell everyone--anyone who has been quilting for a while knows that it is based on churn dash.
Since no one can copyright the basic shape of churn dash, why even think about it? You didn't violate anything--you just designed a new-to-you quilt.
I agree. I design my own quilts, some are loosely based on quilts I've seen in the past or traditional quilt blocks but I figure out all the measurements, proportions, layout, process, order of assembly, etc. on my own. Those are MY quilts, not anybody else's! If one was very strongly inspired by something specific I would probably mention it, especially if it were something unique that I thought might inspire someone else.