COPYRIGHT

My Copyright is quite simple; I hold the copyright to publish, by all and any means, any patterns and/or instructions created by myself, Alexis Dunstan, for

Horizon Quilt Patterns

You may not reproduce or copy, by any means, my patterns, instructions and illustrations, or portions thereof, for the purpose of distribution in any fashion.

My Copyright does not extend to the quilted items you make using my patterns. I consider these items your sole possession to use, gift, sell or display.

A Note About Copyrights:

There is currently a lot of controversy surrounding this subject and as is usual there are two sides to the story. Having been on both sides, as a consumer and as a designer, I can empathize with both views. As a consumer I felt I had paid my money and now the pattern belonged to me. I resented being told I could make only one quilt (or five or whatever the number) using the pattern I had purchased.

As a designer I can understand why others have listed restrictions on the use of their patterns. They have had the experience of a "producer" purchasing one pattern and mass-producing quilts from the design, giving neither compensation nor even recognition to the original designer.

My feeling is that at some point we have to have some trust in each other. As a designer I have to assume you like my patterns or you would not have purchased them. I need to assume that if you like my patterns you want me to continue designing. In order for me to spend the time, energy and finances to do that, I need to be reasonably compensated. If you, the quilt maker, distribute my patterns to friends and acquaintances I am losing sales and I am less financially able to continue designing. Ultimately it could mean I cannot stay in business. As a quilter, you have to know that you can use my patterns without a lot of restrictions on what you do with the resulting quilts. If you make one grandchild a quilt and another one wants one just like it I don’t feel you should have to purchase my pattern again. So long as you, the purchaser, are the one actually making the quilt from my pattern I feel you should make as many quilts as you like from that pattern.

Producing patterns is a partnership between the quilter and designer; if we respect each other’s needs we both win.

Alexis Dunstan
Horizon Quilt Patterns