I understand a designer not wanting a commercial business from making lots of replicas and selling them. I do not understand not being able to use a pattern that I purchase for quite a lot of money to make two or three for gifts or to be a part of a charity sale. But a bigger issue to me is the message on the selvedges of fabric that it is for personal use only. You would think they should want you to buy lots of fabric and use it for lots of applications. By this kind of limitation they really cut their sales. If I can only use for something for me personally, how much of any given fabric am I going to use? Not much! I am a very honest person and will not cross these lines. Therefore, I do not buy these items. Who iI see so many patterns that are such obvious rehashing. There is nothing unusual or "design worthy" about them.