I’ve discovered that The Quiltmaker’s Gift is followed by pattern books.
When I wrote an initial post about the children’s story book, The Quiltmaker’s Gift, I didn’t realize the interest it eventually would evoke.  One reader of Quilting and Patchwork asked where she might find fabric with related designs on it, so I sent out her request in a post, Fabric to Represent Story Books, Particularly The Quiltmaker’s Gift.

Then I discovered there were books with quilt patterns to accompany the picture book and wrote about them in Follow-up Books for the Quiltmaker’s Gift.

The Quiltmaker’s Gift

Quilts From the Quiltmaker’s Gift

More Quilts From the Quiltmaker’s Gift

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Quilting Books for Christmas Gifts

 My love of children’s and young adult books has flowed over to One Book Two Book, a blog for book lovers and readers at here at b5media.  As a children’s author as well, I find writing this blog with Karen Weideman very fulfilling. 

At One Book Two Book, I can share my love of reading and writing and hopefully inspire youngsters and adults to enjoy the same.  I also share my stories with youngsters in schools through substitute teaching and author visits, as well as writing workshops.

Here at Quilting and Patchwork, I’ve mentioned children’s books involving quilting as the story theme and hope you’ve enjoyed them if you had a chance to read them.  In some of my writing for children, I include the craft of quilting, and have a quilting scene in my book-in-progress, Papa Goes to War.  (This is a Civil War era middle reader loosely based on my family history.)

Stop by One Book Two Book and let me know what you’d like to find there.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Quilting & Patchwork Blogger also Co-Blogging at One Book Two Book

   Copyright continues to present a puzzling issue among quilters and fabric artists.  How can you protect your original work?  What designs and patterns, even fabrics, are free from copyright if you want to make something for sale?

It’s often not a “cut and dried” issue, as Chuck Smith explains in Quilting Copyright: Can I Sell My Quilts Made with Licensed Fabric or from Copyrighted Patterns?  He deals with two questions in his article at Quilting Business.

*Can I sell a quilt I make from fabric with licensed images?

*Can I sell a quilt I make from a pattern I purchase that is copyrighted?

Chuck has researched these questions and gives us information from a variety of sources.  Yet, it’s still difficult to find absolute answers without consulting with an attorey.  However, Chuck does have information to get you started and act as a springboard to warn you from some practices that could bring copyright problems. 

(c)2007 Mary Emma Allen

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The Copyright Puzzle of Quiltmaking

“Sew mine, Mommy,” she’d say.  So I’d sew where she pinned and she was happy with something for her imaginary world.

I also worked with my 4-H girls on sewing and quilting projects when Beth and her cousins were young.  We got involved with many projects that resulted in gifts for grandmothers and moms.

So I related when I read Sarah Ann Smith’s blog entry, A little bit of art,  as she helped her son make a fabric postcard gift for a friend.  She has pictures of her card of a horse as well as her son’s. 

Some projects for children:

*Pillows

*Potholders

*Aprons

*Fabric postcards

*Tote bags

*Doll or mini quilts

What projects have you been working on with your children? 

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Helping Youngsters Make a Quilting Christmas Gift