1/4 in or Scant 1/4 in
#11
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".
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".
#12
Bonnie Hunter's quilts are mostly "scant" quarter. I've found that it generally takes more than "a thread or two" move to make a scant quarter. After so many years of sewing 1/4" seams, it is hard to adjust to sewing "scant" quarter seams.
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I do understand the need for accurate seams, so if I read "scant quater inch in a challenging pattern, I just look for a different pattern. Works for me. It took way too long to become accurate with a quarter inch, I have no inclination to change. Call me stubborn, but my corners match!
#15
I do understand the need for accurate seams, so if I read "scant quater inch in a challenging pattern, I just look for a different pattern. Works for me. It took way too long to become accurate with a quarter inch, I have no inclination to change. Call me stubborn, but my corners match!
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