Copyright Infringement?

I finally sat down and reverse engineered my Thirty-One Skirt Purse this weekend!  It definitely wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be!!  I made a permanent pattern (heavy-duty, made from PVC), finished two new skirts, cursed minimally, destroyed nothing, and gave up not once in several hours!!  ... I know I am using a lot of exclamation points, but I am really excited.  :D   A sewing project where I don't curse the paint off the walls, destroy my project, or give up (usually with a strong desire to light the project on fire) is a rare occurrence.  I have the basic sewing skills needed to get me through life; it is neither easy nor relaxing for me to tackle a tricky project.  BUT!! This one worked!

Here are all the skirts I have now.  I think I've decided to become the crazy lady with the seasonal bags.  It's so easy to change them out!

I measured the fabric needed to make one skirt, and it takes less than 1/2 yard of 44inch wide fabric.  That means even expensive fabric is not expensive to buy for this project.  First, though, I used some of the left-overs from making the comforter cover a few weeks ago as a "test run."  I didn't want to ruin anything as I worked out the kinks of the pattern.  Though, I think it looks awesome and I'm keeping it as a real skirt, not just as a mock-up.

After the test run, I drew my pattern onto the PVC and cut out a permanent pattern.... that will last forever!  (John brought me the PVC scrap from his work for another project of mine, but there was enough extra to make a pattern for the purse.)  Then came the real question: could I make a functional skirt from the pattern I had just made?  I had found in my stash this cute bat fabric and wanted to show it off for all my caver friends next month.  This was the main focus of the afternoon...  and I think I succeeded!

As I said before, I think I'm going to start accumulating half-yards of fabric to make as many skirts as I can.  Change my purse every few weeks!  It's only copyright infringement if I sell the pattern, right?  Maybe I should look into that.   :)  To counterbalance, let me say that you should look up your local Thirty-One consultant (like Tupperware, Mary Kay, or Pampered Chef) and see the great bags they have!  It's delightful!