very beautiful and southwest looking

you should think about selling this pattern

Hi Deb,

I'm trying to sell my patterns too. There is a great group on Yahoo that is just for quilt designers. Go to yahoogroups.com and type in "quilt designers." There are some nationally known quilt designers in the group, and they are great about sharing their knowledge. And there's another group on Yahoo where you can get quilters to test your patterns. Again, go to yahoogroups.com and type in "quilt pattern testers."

I hope you are successful with your patterns! I really like your Southwest quilt! You have a great eye for design!

Annette in Utah
quiltedsunshine.com

that is an Smoking quilt there! I only have a beginner's knowledge and so simpler thing are my forte but would love to try a more intermediate things too besides quilt....

Thank you all for the nice comments and the good leads. I may have to rethink the southwest quilt as a pattern....
I'm also going to head over to Yahoo and check this all out.

I would LOVE to see patterns that have cutting instructions added for just ONE block. I like to test the blocks before I begin and cut out all the fabric. just in case..........
Also -- because I have a longarm...I LOVE seeing how the designer would quilt the pattern.

Your quilt is awesome. Most people would need a pattern for something like this one.

Many younger people are asking for more contemporary quilts, and non traditional fabrics... I say whatever it takes to get them to love or get into quilting :wink:
There are also a lot of requests on here for "manly" quilts, too :D:D:D

I will only buy a pattern for something that I can not easily recreate myself. When I am looking, it always amazes me that the simplest of patterns can go for $10 or more! I often wonder how many actually sell.

But maybe it is because I have a mathematical perspective....

I love the Southwest one and that is the type of pattern I would buy -- skill level/difficulty/not easy to recreate.

I am also drawn to paper piecing....for example PittsburgPam has been posting one she is designing and I could easily see myself buying that.

I too love the papers in the pattern, but I know when that happens it can hike the price considerably (for example Judy Niemeyers patterns are around $40).

I have bought one of JN's and one Be Colourful for close to $40, but that is very rare. I prefer a price point around mid-teens. I don't mind copying my own pages because I can do it as I go along. Which means I can spread out the cost a bit.

I know the Be Colourful one I bought is one where she did NOT give good directions and it is one where some of the pieces will not copy well.....frustrating when you pay that much. It is also confusing about how much of what colors you need. I think part of it has to do with a language barrier. I am actually thinking of selling it because of those reasons.

Good luck! I'd love to see more of your work!

I can say that I'm a little tired of traditional patterns made to look new with a specific fabric collection.Who needs another Churn Dash pattern? Perhaps that's more of a magazine complaint but I don't buy patterns anymore unless they are quite different. Your sample is a very good example of what would interest me. It's wonderful.

I like photographs of the steps...not drawings.I've seen some AWFUL artwork.

I agree with Lori S about complete patterns. That's a real beef I have lately. The words "enlarge X %" are unacceptable when you pay almost $10 for a pattern. I've a plan to start complaining on Amazon about authors who do that as well.