Originally Posted by
lillybeck
I will no longer use the scant seam. Both times I have used it has been on high quality cotton fabric and both times the seams have frayed so bad in places that it is in need of repair before it is even used. I am trying to figure out how to change things to use a one half inch seam in everything I make. I have decided that adding 1/4 in to each side of a piece will do that. So if I want a 5 inch block I think I would cut it 6 inches to accomplish this.
If someone can give me a better clue I would appreciate it.
Your post has me filled with questions -
* Did you wash/preshrink your fabrics before cutting them? SOME fabrics do shrink a lot and will pull out of a seam.
* How 'scant' are you making your seams?
* Most 'high quality cotton fabric' that I've used has held up very well with 1/4" seams. Even some 'less-expensive' fabrics have held up well.
* How and how much was the item quilted? Or was it tied?
* I do have an older book that uses 1/2 inch seams. It's called "Quilt Like a Pro" by Kaye Wood - original Copyright 1983 and Revised 1989. The illustrations look rather primitively drawn, but it seems to have good information in it.