That pesky 1/4"
OK, I have a question. I understand that we're supposed to use a scant 1/4" which works fine if you just sew two pieces of fabric together and iron the seam to one side. Ironing to one side uses up the scant part. However, what do you do when one seam crosses another causing some bulk? If you iron the whole thing to one side, the bulky part takes up more than a scant so part of the seam uses up the scant and the bulky part uses up more than a scant causing things to look wonky. I've tried using a hammer to flatten the bulk, sometimes it works, sometimes not. I've tried not sewing into the seam but that doesn't help the fact that two lines of stitching are crossing each other causing the bulk.
I hope I've explained this clearly. Am I trying to be too perfect? Thanks so much!