She had the nerve to ask me.....
#41
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You were ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. Occasionally I have shared a pattern with a quilting FRIEND, but someone on FB, absolutely no way. I am 68 years old and I am still amazed at what people will ask for, especially something we have paid for like patterns, and expect us to just hand them over. Some people really have a lot of "B_______", it's amazing. Good for you.
#44
Absolutely not wrong. Pattern designers go to a lot of work to design a pattern, then break it down into segments and get all of the instructions together. Just try it for yourself on a really basic pattern. I do not mind paying for my patterns and will not share them with anyone othert han my VBFF
#46
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Well done!!! The original designer is entitled to her fees. If your FB aquaintance is that good at figuring out the pattern.....let her figutre it out!!!
#47
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If I give any info about a purchased pattern it depends on the question asked. If someone asks what sizes of the quilt are included or how many yards does it take to make one that is info I don't mind giving. I have been pm many times about being selfish or rude when posting 'buy your own' because many say others can't afford to buy the pattern. That is not my concern and I'm not making it my concern.
#48
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If the pattern is actually online and free (based on one that's been around forever), I would tell the person the name the pattern is listed under, and she can look it up for herself to get the yardage or buy the current pattern for the instructions and templates, I don't see anything wrong with that. If it's a new original pattern, then she buys it.
If I recognize a pattern like Irish Chain, and I can figure it out, I would never buy the pattern.
I just played with Broken Dishes. Lots of information here:
http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/qui...broken_dishes/
Quite interesting when done.
If I recognize a pattern like Irish Chain, and I can figure it out, I would never buy the pattern.
I just played with Broken Dishes. Lots of information here:
http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/qui...broken_dishes/
Quite interesting when done.
#49
When I was younger other women taught me to crochet. I don't know if they had original patterns...it seems like a group of us were making rugs. Now I know more about copyright. Bottom line though, I would give a polite denial to a request for a copy of the pattern. I would however happily pass the pattern on to someone if I am not going to use it again. I think I wouldn't have trouble telling them the size of the center block.
We all communicate with written word here. I find the title of the thread off putting - which might not have been intended but the connotation seems - "I belong to the group that is right and this other person doesn't!"
I believe giving credit where credit is due but no one has a copyright on my brain and like others after years of quilting I don't really need patterns
We all communicate with written word here. I find the title of the thread off putting - which might not have been intended but the connotation seems - "I belong to the group that is right and this other person doesn't!"
I believe giving credit where credit is due but no one has a copyright on my brain and like others after years of quilting I don't really need patterns
#50
You did the right thing. I would have said, can't do it dear, it's a copyright lol....anyway, I looked at the scrappy and I am familiar with that block, easy, easy and lovely in scraps.
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