Ghostrider, you make some good points. I never quilted before using a rotary cutter, so the history is good information. The previously made point about the craftsy class instructor commenting that doesn't everybody use scant quarter inches again, makes me think that perhaps the standardization should have occurred when the switch was made from templates to the rotary cutters. Way too late I think. I am a person that really works hard to create accuracy in my quilts, as I also want my quilts to be the best they can be. I struggle very hard to read patterns, and feel that accuracy should be a standard. Like the lady in a previous post said, she had quilted for 40 years, and since directions now use the word "scant", she realizes that for 37 years she was doing it wrong. I bet she made some lovely quilts over that period of time. This is confusing to many people, just watch the board! Less confusion, and more fun. m