Scant quarter inch
07-10-2011, 02:02 PM
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Here's a good link
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...allowance.html
If you are doing a quilt with a single block, then 'consistent' is OK. If, however, you are doing a quilt with multiple block patterns you need to figure out where that scant 1/4" is or they won't fit together.
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...allowance.html
If you are doing a quilt with a single block, then 'consistent' is OK. If, however, you are doing a quilt with multiple block patterns you need to figure out where that scant 1/4" is or they won't fit together.
07-10-2011, 02:26 PM
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thanks for the link
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Here's a good link
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...allowance.html
If you are doing a quilt with a single block, then 'consistent' is OK. If, however, you are doing a quilt with multiple block patterns you need to figure out where that scant 1/4" is or they won't fit together.
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...allowance.html
If you are doing a quilt with a single block, then 'consistent' is OK. If, however, you are doing a quilt with multiple block patterns you need to figure out where that scant 1/4" is or they won't fit together.
07-10-2011, 02:38 PM
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No I understand why some of my blocks for the Farmer's Wife Sampler quilt were wonky or "short". I don't quite understand how to do a scant 1/4 inch. Guess I better check out the website offered :)
07-10-2011, 02:52 PM
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There is also a good tutorial here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-89997-1.htm
The problem with a 1/4" foot is that the scant 1/4" may change with the thickness of your thread or fabric. You'd need to take a slightly smaller seam with flannel than with quilting cottons. If you always use the same weight thread and fabric, you can figure out where the sweet spot is, mark it & use it forever!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-89997-1.htm
The problem with a 1/4" foot is that the scant 1/4" may change with the thickness of your thread or fabric. You'd need to take a slightly smaller seam with flannel than with quilting cottons. If you always use the same weight thread and fabric, you can figure out where the sweet spot is, mark it & use it forever!
07-10-2011, 02:57 PM
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All of the pieces in the top that I just finished were 1" wide, finished- supposedly. The actual dimensions of my quilt were noticably smaller than what it theoretically should have been, because there were so many pieces. If you take a tiny bit off of a whole lot of pieces, it does add up. It didn't matter for my quilt, but I suppose that if you were making a quilt with blocks that some had a lot of little pieces, alternating with blocks of a solid piece of fabric, for instance, there would be a discrepancy in the sizes of the blocks.
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