Publish Your Patterns

If you disagree with the previous post, you may find Publish Your Patterns by Nancy Restuccia helpful. She covers everything from writing and printing to marketing. She has a section on copyright and trademark.

You can get the book on amazon.com by clicking on the picture.

Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

One of the email groups of which I am a member has had a spirited discussion on copyright issues. Members of the group expressed outrage that someone had stolen a member’s quilt design and claimed it as her own. Suggestions on how to protect or copyright quilts flew back and forth for days.

While I understand the importance of copyright, I guess I am not at that phase of my quilting career yet. Instead, I am still in my infancy of quilting where the main reason to quilt is to share and make friends. In my group of quilting friends, we freely share or copy each other’s work and marvel at how the same pattern looks so different with different colors.

As I read the emails that were permeated with a “what’s mine is mine” attitude, I was a little saddened. It seemed to fly in the face of the giving, loving caring attitude of the true quilter.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I would be happy for someone to copy my work. If you see something on this site you like, feel free to make it part of your world.

National Black Arts Festival in Full Swing

The National Black Arts Festival is underway in Atlanta and it features some of the finest African American artists in the country in the field of jazz, art, the written and spoken word, dance and theater.

The only quilts on display during the festival are at the Art Station Gallery in Stone Mountain as has been previously covered in this column. www.artstation.org. However, the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild will demonstrate quilting techniques in the Children's Pavilion at the High Museum Thursday through Saturday of this week.

The festival started July 14, 2006 and will continue through July 23, 2006. Check out some of the events. I am sure it will inspire your quilting.

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Beginners Quilt Class at Intown Quilters

If you have been thinking about learning to quilt, but didn’t quite know how to start, Intown Quilters beginning quilt class is for you. The class starts this Saturday 7/22/06 and continues 8/5/06 and 8/19/06. The class time is from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. each session.

You will learn all the basics of quilting as you make a rail fence quilt. Maxine Moore is the instructor.

Intown Quilters is open in its new location at 1058 Mistletoe in Decatur, Georgia. Call 404-634-6924 for additional information.

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Gees Bend Quilts Head to San Francisco

After a very successful run in Atlanta at the High Museum, the quilts of Gees Bend are headed to San Franciso. The exhibit will open July 15, 2006 at the De Young Museum and remain until November 26, 2006.

If you haven't seen the quilts and heard the story of these extrordinary women, you are missing a treat.

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Intown Quilters Opens in New Location

Intown Quilters has moved to a new location. The shop is now located at 1058 Mistletoe Road, Decatur, Georgia 30033. The telephone number is 404-874-7785. Hours are Monday - Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 1-6.

Intown Quilters is one of my favorite quilt shops because they have fabric that other shops do not carry. The shop is known for bright colors, lots of ethnic prints including Japanese, African and Australian, as well as top designers like Kaffee Fassett. It is heaven to art quilters.

The new shop is larger and easier to find. Go for a visit soon. You will definitely be inspired.

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