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Old 03-16-2011, 06:38 PM
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Parrothead
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Originally Posted by Kat Sews
I personally think this scant business is just to make you crazy. I sew a quarter inch. One of my latest quilts had 159 seams along the length. When I measured for the border the overall length was off less than one sixteenth of an inch. This is were don't sweat the small stuff comes in.
I am quite sure my Grandmother and Great-Grandmother never heard of a scant 1/4 inch. All of their quilts are beautiful. Grannie pieced and quilted 10 stitches to the inch. I do not think I will ever get there! LOL
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