Originally Posted by
Onebyone
Scant 1/4" is ridiculous. If quilters would stop buying patterns that call for scat 1/4" then the designers would stop using it and design for 1/4" .
I agree.
What is more important than seam allowance, is what is showing between the seams!
I think some designers say "scant" because of the "if some is good, more is better" mentality that some of us have.
A not very good example, but what I can think of at the moment - if a two inch nail would be adequate, my FiL would go for a six inch spike.