Originally Posted by quiltwoman
Try sewing a seam. remove it from your machine and measure it. If it is below the 1/4 inch line, youv'e got it! I"d aim for 1/8 below the 1/4 line--remember that when you fold your fabric over, you lose a little bit. Doesn't seem like much, but it compounds over time.
HTH
with apologies, i must disagree. to sew 1/8th" in from the full 1/4" line leaves only a 1/8th" seam.
a scant quarter inch is approximately 1/16th (about 2 threads on most fabs) in from the line.
and ... yes, quilterj ... a scant quarter inch seam does look oddly small. the flipside to that is ... once you get in the habit of using the scant seam, a regular quarter inch looks oddly too fat. another one of life's little ironies. :lol: