A) We're not allowed to watermark or copyright our own pictures and post them here. I went round and round with a former mod about this several years ago. It's why I very rarely post pictures here.
B) Watermarking doesn't stop the bad guys. I've seen pictures with very recognizable watermarks on those sites, and I've seen people ignore them and purchase the product anyway.
It's absolutely infuriating.

How do you watermark a quilt picture?
 

Please explain how to watermark a photo. Thank you!

I was sickened when I read the beginning of this thread Watson…I’m sure you felt so violated and frustrated. I’m glad you pursued it and that the website has taken your beautiful artwork down. I’m sure it was exhausting and emotional and hopefully it wont’ happen again. Good thing your friend recognized your work.

I am sorry this happened to you . Glad it was resolved. I agree that some type of watermark would be helpful in deterring thieves.

https://skinnyartist.com/how-to-watermark-your-images/
I found this site

This is a very good link. At the top of the article there's a link to an article discussing how to protect your images.

Grea@Quiltwoman44 !

Yeah ! All is resolved now ?

Thank you Quiltwoman!

sadly our copyright laws do not mean anything over seas...NEVER post anything on the web without a watermark! and unless you want to stay yours only, do NOT put it on the web..even in these groups, FB, pinterest...it is fair game to be stolen!

WOW...I just went to that site and dang..everything there is stolen..fabric images, quilts, tote bags...you name it...and I doubt you will ever see anything from them if you buy!

It totally is! I posted a pic of a jacket that I made on QB and it ended up on Pinterest. I have no idea who posted it there.

Even if you watermark photos, you have to do it a certain way, or they can be altered to remove the watermark. I don't have the technical knowledge to explain it beyond that.

There are so many dishonest people in the world. It's disappointing and maddening. :(

For pics that have been saved to Pinterest, I don't worry about it too much - I think it's mostly a compliment, really, meant to inspire others. I've saved lots of pictures to Pinterest myself. Maybe I liked a colorway, or an alternative layout for a pattern, for example. However, most go into a folder that is a private folder, so others can't see (or copy to their Pinterest) it.

It's the people who imply or say outright that they've made something that frost my cake. Dishonesty seems almost acceptable these days. Look at the people who supported Aaron Rodgers, saying it was his choice to be immunized or not. Without getting into the discussion of whether or not that's true, the fact remains that he LIED about what he had (hadn't) done - but there are an incredible number of people who don't have any problem with that at all. :(

Oh even my quilts from forums have ended up on Pinterest. Nothing is private these days.