I have to use a scant on all my blocks. Even using a quarter inch foot my blocks never come out full size.
It dosnt matter for your own quilts but when making blocks with others they need to be the right size.
So now I set my machine with smaller seams all the time even though it has a quarter inch setting.
Even using different machines I still have to use scant.
It is not my cutting as I measure to make sure the pieces are the right size.