Originally Posted by
Onebyone
If it is for your personal use then it's okay. You can't claim the design as your own if it is exactly like it.
not true. what you plan to do with it has nothing to do with whether or not you can legally copy it.
the questions to ask yourself:
whether or not the design is unique - or at least nothing you've ever seen before. (best to not copy it.)
is the layout composed of blocks already in the public domain? (safe to copy it if all of the blocks are from the public domain.)
is it an art quilt?
safest bet is to not copy it.