Unbelievable- found "catalog" pattern free online.
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Unbelievable- found "catalog" pattern free online.
I recently posted about receiving my first quilting catalog in the mail. I had circled several things in there that I wanted to get- one of them being a "Blockbuster" pattern. Good thing I didn't buy it, because I just found it FREE DOWNLOAD from Timeless Treasures' own website.
Is this common practice for companies to offer EXACT patterns for sale when the vendor themselves offer it free?
Is this common practice for companies to offer EXACT patterns for sale when the vendor themselves offer it free?
#3
I often find 'free' designer patterns by hitting the fabric websites. Sometimes they are free for a short period (during the initial release of the fabrics) sometimes they are free longer. Sometimes you'll see the free one in a different colorway than the retail one.
#5
As crazy as it sounds, there are millions of quilters that don't have computers and aren't online. The price of patterns in a shop would cover printing and distribution costs that aren't spent when patterns are online.
#7
When a designer is asked to create a pattern for a new fabric line for a manufacturer, the company usually has rights to it for a limited period of time. During that period it is often posted for free on their website to promote the fabric line. After the specified time has elapsed, the designer regains full rights and sells the pattern as usual. Sometimes, as in this case, there is an overlap.
Most fabric manufacturers have free patterns on their sites, as do some fabric retailers (notably Hancock's of Paducah), and all are worth checking out from time to time because they do change.
Most fabric manufacturers have free patterns on their sites, as do some fabric retailers (notably Hancock's of Paducah), and all are worth checking out from time to time because they do change.
#8
If you're talking about this project - http://www.ttfabrics.com/projects/to...l-blockbuster/ - their website has info about the pattern but no instructions for making it. Unless you can point me to the right page?
Love the pattern!
Love the pattern!
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If you're talking about this project - http://www.ttfabrics.com/projects/to...l-blockbuster/ - their website has info about the pattern but no instructions for making it. Unless you can point me to the right page?
Love the pattern!
Love the pattern!
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If you're talking about this project - http://www.ttfabrics.com/projects/to...l-blockbuster/ - their website has info about the pattern but no instructions for making it. Unless you can point me to the right page?
Love the pattern!
Love the pattern!
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