tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post391380499855874337..comments2024-03-13T00:18:46.003-07:00Comments on Lady Harvatine: CopycatLiz Harvatinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18316044651054050944noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post-13737489748369396932009-02-09T22:24:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:24:00.000-08:00Hot topic! I really like how you worded this, and ...Hot topic! I really like how you worded this, and I totally agree with you. I have been reading a lot about this lately and I think a lot of people get all up on their high horse, but shouldn't. If I made, say, an American flag type quilt, well, I would bet that someone somewhere has made one like it already. Who's to know? There really is nothing new under the sun. <BR/><BR/>I think it would be wrong to say, buy a pattern and photocopy it and sell those copies in your rummage sale or whatever, but to make something similar to what someone else made, well, that's just life. Those people need to recognize that and get over it. <BR/><BR/>I also have read, not sure if it's true or not, that a quilt cannot be "copyrighted" because it's considered useful, not so much art. I think a lot of quilters would argue with that one, but I personally use all mine as a blanket, even my "pretty ones", so in my case it's true. <BR/><BR/>When I take a picture of a quilt I've made and post it on the internet, I fully realize that people can copy it. I put it out there. Why wouldn't they? (I actually consider it flattering when someone says they are going to make one of my quilts. Not that that has happened very often, but it has and I am sure it will again.)<BR/><BR/>So, yeah, that was a long reply, huh? Haha! Anyway, I liked how you expressed your feelings on this!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968926482209090648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post-25668885995474716102007-03-20T13:39:00.000-07:002007-03-20T13:39:00.000-07:00the baby quilt is lovely!the baby quilt is lovely!Sarah and Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618358656098944111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post-12422912737233787222007-03-08T18:14:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:14:00.000-08:00Liz,You have totally come into your own as a craft...Liz,<BR/><BR/>You have totally come into your own as a craft blogger. You speak with great eloquence, practicality, and passion, and I completely agree with you. I think one of the loveliest things about handcrafts is that it doesn't have to be part of a pretentious art-genius type of world, that it can be about utility, the thought behind the creation, and the sharing. Well said, and beautifully quilted!Niamh J. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205287291093501165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post-25034607135048061232007-03-06T17:14:00.000-08:002007-03-06T17:14:00.000-08:00nice quilt! you amaze me with how fast you make th...nice quilt! you amaze me with how fast you make those things! i know what you mean about being inspired versus copying someone else's ideas. i struggle with that a lot in my own creative process, and even in my job. but the thing to remember with our own personal crafts and hobbies is that on some level, something is always inspiring us, whether we can pinpoint what it is or not. i don't think you should worry about feeling guilty. you put your own spin on anything you do anyway- you're not copying it verbatim. and if we weren't meant be to inspired by other creative stuff, then why do we get that rush inside us when we see something that strikes a chord?<BR/><BR/>it's the same thing when you are working on something that you think is an original idea, and then you see someone else already did it. then you feel guilty continuing with the project, but that's not cool. creativity plots its own course and its our job to simply keep it going until it gets there.<BR/><BR/>i'm babbling. i just was perusing your blog and thought it was an interesting discussion so i thought i'd chime in. and i wanted to say your quilts are AWESOME.mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040419875712818137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post-50273918542087397182007-03-06T05:08:00.000-08:002007-03-06T05:08:00.000-08:00Love the quilt - thanks for sharing your inspirati...Love the quilt - thanks for sharing your inspiration for the piece... I had never been to your blog or the two which you mention... (I saw the photo on flicker - looked at other flicker photos and followed the infinity quilt over to here... Very jumbled way of getting around, huh?)<BR/>I love the use of twill tape & the tags...<BR/><BR/>I've got to add this to my inspiration file - which sadly does not have "I saw this quilt on so&so's blog, but then again, I never try to say a design is mine - that is not how I work... I am a copycat - but I also buy books and patterns...The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34976544.post-91860069029692746702007-03-05T20:22:00.000-08:002007-03-05T20:22:00.000-08:00I adore your quilt and you gave proper credit as w...I adore your quilt and you gave proper credit as well!!<BR/><BR/>I just happened on your site from flicker and I love how it looks. I look forward to poping back in again!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738843877539210609noreply@blogger.com