I agree with what Donna says 1/4 seams are already narrow and my quilts are made to use and I want them to hold together also I have been quilting 30 plus years and have always used the 1/4 inch never had a problem with things fitting or winning ribbons when displayed also never had a problem with blocks not being the right size but then my patterns all say use 1/4 inch seams unless otherwise stated why try to make things more difficult

Prior to rotary cutters, prior to home sewing machines when sewing was done by hand, the important thing was the result. If a quilt was made using templates, it was traced/pinned and cut out with a seam of some sort. The hand sewing was on the line and the seam was whatever was left over.
Get comfortable with your machine & its feet. Do what you need to do to get the results you want.

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I have read that a scant 1/4" seam is sown "one thread shy" or one thread left of a true 1/4" seam!!!!!

A full 1/4 inch seam for me just wont make a block the required size. It always comes out too small.
Dosnt matter if it is a quilt for me but to make a block the correct size for a project for my quilt group where we all contribute blocks it has to be exact.
So have to adjust my needle on both of my machines.
It took a bit of doing but have it right now on both.
I even bought 1/4 inch feet but my blocks still came out to small.
One of my machines even has a setting for 1/4 inch but it did not work and still have to move my needle.

A full 1/4 inch seam for me just wont make a block the required size. It always comes out too small.
Dosnt matter if it is a quilt for me but to make a block the correct size for a project for my quilt group where we all contribute blocks it has to be exact.
So have to adjust my needle on both of my machines.
It took a bit of doing but have it right now on both.
I even bought 1/4 inch feet but my blocks still came out to small.
One of my machines even has a setting for 1/4 inch but it did not work and still have to move my needle.