Originally Posted by
Onebyone
Usually the kit will say pattern not included. I'd be mad if that information was not listed when the kit was bought. Unless the pattern is downloadable or with the kit I won't buy the kit. The designer will have to make their money off someone else.
It's not always (and perhaps not even usually) the pattern designer who makes up the kit. My LQS, for instance, makes up kits for a pattern that they advise you to buy online as a digital download. Many quilt stores make up kits for popular patterns without having any kind of deal with the pattern designer. Sometimes they include the pattern with the kit, and sometimes not. I agree that the kit seller should make it clear when the pattern is not included.