Originally Posted by
peppermint31
very early in my quilting career I would carefully measure each seam to make sure I had it right, only to find that I was using the wrong mark on the ruler (3/16) so the end result wasn't what it was meant to be
That would do it!
I was in a remedial math class at the local community college - one of the chapters was on measuring - I was stunned at how many people seemed to have been absent the day it was taught when they were younger!
We had questions like - which is bigger - 7/8 or 13/16 - and exercises on finding intervals on a measuring stick.
It's also interesting (sometimes entertaining) to eavesdrop at the measuring table in a fabric store.