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 think they do design for 1/4". But when the seam is pressed either to one side or open, the 'fold' takes up about a thread's width of room, so unless you sew scant your piece will come out that much too small.
"Scant 1/4" means about a thread narrower than actual 1/4".
Marti Michell doesn't use scant measurements. With her templates she says you can sew full 1/4" seams.