After reading all the back and forth, I think all of you should quit quilting, sewing, knitting, embroidering, painting, etching or whatever else you do because someone, somewhere, past or present has already done it, made a pattern and written instructions. Obviously, you shouldn't copy Jane Doe's instructions for making a four patch and sell them as your own, but copyrighting a four patch pattern is absurd to start with. froggyintexas