I always thought a 1/4 inch was a 1/4 inch. Didn't know there were different sizes of 1/4 inch.
Originally Posted by laralea
I actually cut it 2 3/4" sometimes and move my needle 1 stop to make a wider 1/4" seam. The finished binding is the same width. I did it a couple times to hide my oops on the edge and liked it a lot so I've done it that way a few times now. I still use 2 1/2" sometimes, but never narrower.