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Originally Posted by cathyvv
No one can give me a precise definition of scant 1/4", so I just use the 1/4" foot. Seems to work for me, but I'm not out to make prize winning quilts.
My definition of a scant 1/4" - When the needle is just a hair to the right side of the 1/4" line.
Cari
My definition is the "designer" didn't do it right. Quilts have been made thru the ages without a "scant".
Better to do something imperfectly, than nothing perfectly.
Done is better than perfect.
Bonnie Hunter's quilts are mostly "scant" quarter. I've found that it generally takes more than "a thread or two" move to make a scant quarter. After so many years of sewing 1/4" seams, it is hard to adjust to sewing "scant" quarter seams.
I agree with the thought that seams can depend on the fabric and the thread when the seam is pressed over. Disclaimer: I am not in any way ready for "quilt police". :-)
Marysewfun
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I do understand the need for accurate seams, so if I read "scant quater inch in a challenging pattern, I just look for a different pattern. Works for me. It took way too long to become accurate with a quarter inch, I have no inclination to change. Call me stubborn, but my corners match!
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
Lol! Well said! I've been quilting for 30 years and to me the "scant 1/4" is a new addition to quilting. I just sew the way I always have and voila! No problems.
The expert's mind has no room to learn while the beginner's mind is free to know everything....
Whenever I do a Karen Combs pattern, you really have to do a "scant" 1/4 inch...somehow the seams don't match otherwise...or could be just me!
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