Originally Posted by
athomenow
I think for me it's all about consistency! Whatever I'm doing and however accurate it is I want it to be that way through the whole project. I try for the 1/4 and have several methods to achieve it but I'm not going to stress out over a little bit off one way or the other. I know for some this would drive you crazy but I'm all about relaxation and fun and my quilts will never be in a show.
Harriet Hargrave refers to this as YUM - Your Unique Measurement - the key being that whatever your measurement comes out to be - that you keep it consistent throughout the piecing process. The other key point to consider is that if you need to measure units during the construction process to see if you need to adjust cutting for other units - such as the bigger patches in a Double Irish Chain - if your first block - with the grid and lots of seams is not measuring perfectly - you may need to cut that center portion on the second block a little larger or smaller so that your end result for the second block fits perfectly with the first blocks.
Cheers, K