It's possible the second designer didn't know about the first design, it has been around for at least 10 years that I know of. It's also possible that it *is* a total ripoff, but the copyright is not for the quilt design, it's on the work product. You cannot photocopy and distribute someone else's work product as your own, but you can write up your own instructions, take your own progress photos (or draw them), and publish your own work product for that pattern.
edit: I've made the Cluck Cluck Sew version, and it is actually a LOT different than the Quilting Life version. The only similarities, really, are that they're both quilts composed of stars with an Irish chain. The stars are different and the Irish chain is different from quilt to quilt.
Last edited by Peckish; 05-30-2024 at 08:46 AM.