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Quilting Consignment and Quilting Copyright

Here is the first post in my “Quilting Q&A” series, where I’ll be answering questions from the members of the Quilting Biz community. I’ll be answering as many questions as I can, but please be patient.

So, here’s the first couple of questions from LeAnn F…

Welcome back! I like the new format. Now my questions:

The owner of a beautiful old home (historic register) came to our local quilt guild asking if any of us would be interesting in offering quilts for sale on consignment at the house. I would definitely be interested.

  1. Is there a “going rate” percentage for quilt consignors/consignees?
  2. I specialize in doll-sized quilts. Can I safely assume that traditional patterns (churn dash, 9-patch, bear paw, etc.) are in the public domain, so I won’t get into copyright trouble? What about use of commercial reproduction fabrics — any restrictions on use of repro fabrics in items consigned for sale?

OK, we’ll take them one at a time.

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