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The invisible quilter returns LOL!!!

Well, I thought you all were snubbing me! Three posts and no responses. My feelings were about to get hurt - LOL! Turns out, I'm invisible! Should make that next shopping trip a lot more interesting. I logged in to Google Groups and - yep - my posts don't appear anywhere. Must have something to do with the TCP/IP connection terminated - yada yada message that I keep getting. Whew! I thought the Quilt Police had finally banned me from RCTQ. So.... Here are some quickies on my three missing posts:

1.) Terribly cute animation. If you've ever thought that your computer had a mind of it's own, you need to see this. FYI, the hosting site is called Deviant Art, but I promise it is not naughty, nasty or bad in nature. The programmer worked on this for 3 months and I think it is well worth his effort. My kids LOVED it! His gallery has a couple more, like Birthday Clocks, that are worth a look as well:
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2.) Potential Copyright Law changes in the US. This has been floating around the quilting designers world for a few days. Thought that anyone interested in US design stuff should check it out. I did send an email, through the site, to my local Wash DC reps. The changes proposed could have a HUGE impact on design work, movies, publications, etc. across the US, as well as what could be available inside the US from around the world. If interested:
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3.) This one probably had good reason for no response. LOL. I mentioned it to my class this week, and just got blank stares. I'm looking for some inspirations to finish some of these themed panel sets that I found lurking in my stash. Some baby, sleepy time stuff, some Black Crows, Christmas kitties & Sweet Potato Pie. I have several width of fabric decorative panels, along with sets of coordinating line fabrics. The ones that have squares, I can wrangle around by cutting them into individual blocks, but these stupid panels are giving me a fit! The "standard" patterns call for "bricks" or stripes or rail blocks. I'd like something a little more interesting but am having mental blocks. I know I bought these for a reason, but that was, unfornately, quite a while ago and I forgot. Any books out there, or inspirational sites, how about your own panel projects, anything that you particularly enjoy from these? I did see the Cache borders (another missing post) and that gave me some ideas. What does the group have on this one??

Bye for now, back to invisibility. Lorraine in La Center

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twinmom
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jennellh

Ooooooh, offset to one side, leaving room for nice block work. Excellent idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just the kind of thing I was looking for! Thanks so much!

~L

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TwinMom

A book I've enjoyed for crib quilt panels is Clever Quilts by Susan Teegarden Dissmore. The truth is, I haven't actually tested the patterns for accuracy since all panels and fussy cut blocks can be strange sizes but the book is a treasure. Polly

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Polly Esther

The Forest Quilt for Kia came from that book. I remember someone else used another of the patterns around the same time.

I'll use it again.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

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A book I've enjoyed for crib quilt panels is Clever Quilts by Susan

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Sally Swindells

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Marcella Peek

Ok, you all have made eBay a little happy. I found both the Clever Quilts AND the Clever Quilt Encore on eBay for a fairly reasonable price. Should have them in a week or so. I'll post some pics when I actually get something Finished.

Thanks again, Lorraine

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TwinMom

Lorraine,

I'll comment only on this:

Look up "Quilter's Guide to Panel Magic" on amazon, it gives a few other too.

Another book I have is "Attic Windows: Quilts With a View" about attic windows - some of the samples show a big panel piece used as the "view" out of a series of windows. That would be pretty cool if you have appropriate panels. In fact, I like this book better for the ideas than the one above.

Hanne in London

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Hanne Gottliebsen

Or maybe cut the panel into squares and re-assemble as an Attic Window. Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

I checked out the link and was rather surprised at the proposals. I wonder what the rationale is for such an extreme change.

Allison

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allisonh

I know, kinda scary huh! Probably someone somewhere wants to make some money off of either copyright registrations, or simply by stealing other peoples soon to be "unprotected" design works. AFAIK, the current system works just fine the way it is. If someone accidently violates, they simply must cease and repay. It is said that this new system would make it extremely cost prohibitive for smaller artists to get their work safely protected in the first place. Not only that, if foreign creators are not "registered" here, then their works are up for grabs by these new laws. Let's hope the legislation fails!

Lorraine

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TwinMom

Ok, it's all your fault. Yet another book coming to my collection. LOL I thought that I had "all" the technique books I would ever need. This is one niche that I missed. Looking forward to getting these fabrics out and assembled! Thanks!

Lorraine

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TwinMom

I did a baby quilt from that book. It's a great book!!

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Donna in NE La.

Well, some of the quilt makers of the past have unprotected designs...such as Jane Stickle's quilt. Brenda Papadakis made it famous with her book Dear Jane. Brenda published a book of the quilt blocks but the quilt wasn't copywrited as it had been on display for some years when she saw it. I suppose any company could use that design for whatever purposes?

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MB

Just don't call it "Dear Jane" or she'll sue you. Does anyone remember that ebay controversy? I think in the end the seller's "In the style of Jane Stickle" quilt went for a lot more than it would have because of the publicity.

L>Well, some of the quilt makers of the past have unprotected designs...such

Linda PATCHogue, NY

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WitchyStitcher

I didn't know she'd done an Encore so I've ordered it. Ideas always useful for things for stalls at charity events, and I go 'brain dead' when faced by a novelty print - and its novelty prints that sell!

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

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Ok, you all have made eBay a little happy. I found both the Clever

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Sally Swindells

If I remember correctly, US copyright surpasses the artists death by

75 years (or something like that). I could be wrong, but I believe the existing copyright on the Jane Stickle designs had expired when Brenda Padadakis published that book. Now that she has published that pattern book, and taken the "Dear Jane" moniker, the copyright passes to her for the name and published pattern works based on those designs.

Copyright is sometimes such a controversial issue! The only reason I posted that information was to make interested folks aware of what was going on. I don't want to stir up a brew of heated discussions. :-)

Lorraine

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TwinMom

But you can sell a quilt using the Jane Stickle blocks unlike some patterns that are sold. ( and yes,,,don't call it Dear Jane...I think she copywrited that ?) I've seen restrictions and can't blame a designer. There might be a chance that a manufacturer might buy their design and make a zillion bags, quilts ..whatever.. and the designer would get a good feel. Or , perhaps they might find a manufacturer ( probably in China????? ) and get their designs made there for sale around the world .

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MB

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