Originally Posted by
cathyvv 
No one can give me a precise definition of scant 1/4", so I just use the 1/4" foot. Seems to work for me, but I'm not out to make prize winning quilts.
My definition of a scant 1/4" - When the needle is just a hair to the right side of the 1/4" line.
Cari
My definition is the "designer" didn't do it right. Quilts have been made thru the ages without a "scant".