You can reach Barbara at: Vanilla House Designs ~ 2041 NE Josephine Drive ~ Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA ~ Phone: 503.648.0798 Fax: 503.648.0798 Email: barbara@vanilla.rain.com (be sure to have well-defined message in subject category) Website: www.vanillahousedesigns.com

Finished Items for Sale.  Many customers call or email us daily to find out if they can sell finished items from Vanilla House patterns (since the disclaimer on the pattern asks you to call for permission for any commercial uses). Thank you for that! And though I love talking and emailing with all of you, I spend a great deal of time explaining our policy and think that it is finally time to simply address this issue on the website. Here's the policy:  Yes, you can sell finished items from Vanilla House patterns, but only at local bazaars, craft shows, charities (we love helping the charities), and other local venues as well as advertising of these finished items from Vanilla House patterns in local advertisements. We ask a limit of 25-30 items per pattern per year. Most importantly, we do NOT allow the sell of finished items from Vanilla House patterns on the internet (like Ebay, Etsy, or personal websites) or in magazine publications. We do allow the sell of Vanilla House patterns themselves — since we are in the business of selling patterns — anywhere you like! We also would like to enlist everyone's help in making sure that the copying of patterns does NOT happen! Thanks everyone for your compliance to our policies! You are all terrific! Cheers, Barbara of Vanilla House Designs 

Giving Recognition to Vanilla House on Finished Items.  We have also had a couple of calls this last week that have inspired me to add a few more comments. First, a sweet lady from Canada called and mentioned that she would put a tag on her finished items they are selling at their upcoming charity event, stating that they received permission from Vanilla House Designs to sell those items. Now, that is a really good idea — because the tag will help educate the environment that seeking permission and going through proper channels is important and must become the standard for all industry. So in the above paragraph, I just gave most permission to go ahead without actually calling me (though you can still call if you want to), but if possible, please put a tag on your finished items stating "This item for sale using Vanilla House Designs is in compliance with their copyright policy via www.VanillaHouseDesigns.com". This will be a campaign for all of us discretionary individuals wanting to keep free enterprise uncorrupted.

Illegal Reproduction of Patterns.  We want everyone to have a great sewing experience with the highest quality of authentic patterns. Our patterns are copyrighted and unauthorized photocopying or reproduction is prohibited by law. Our high quality patterns always have soft security staples installed in the instruction pages. Please be careful when buying patterns from eBay or other non-familiar sources, that you only buy authentic patterns. If you suspect that you have found a counterfeit pattern, please contact us with the details so that we might take immediate action.