Pat F. C.

Well I know those are the quilts that I do finish, but they sort of stay home and many times in the closet. I have a couple I am working on. I try to never leave an unfinished quilt. At this rate of trying to have perfect 1/4 inch seams I will always be quilting. Hopefully one day I can make a quilt with perfect seams, but then I will have to work on other areas.

crafty pat

Welcome from another Pat from Texas. I have been sewing for many years and have that problem also.

Carrie Jo

makes me feel better, I havent got the 1/4 inch down either.Iam a BIG fan of "close enough."

Sewfine

I have a 1/4 foot and still have problems.

Lakeview Quilting

Hello Pat, welcome from Oklahoma!!!

BrendaY

Well.... my 1/4" seams were always off... so decided that I needed a machine with constant feed dogs (always in contact with the fabric).. Believe me, it does really help, as I'm closer now to perfection...

BUT... buying a more expensive machine doesn't fix the problem as I'd hoped. My seam ripper is still fully employed...

signed... Still Struggling

hopetoquilt

some fabric stretches more than others. If you use steam and/or iron (instead of just pressing) the seams, sometimes the fabric gets distorted. May also be a reason to prewash. Also, I have less problems with higher quality fabric

take your time

learn to tug a bit, scrinch (my own personal term) a bit to make seams line up

use pins (I don't but I am not that particular about my seams)

press seams the so that they lock when you put them together.

In the end, remember that quilting is supposed to be fun!

mzmama

Welcome from El Paso...it is nothing new to be a little off. OH,,,, you are talking about quilting...silly me.

Janet L52

Hi Pat, welcome from northern California! I am so new to quilting that I can't really offer any help.

quiltgrammyt2

Hello and welcome from Kansas :D :D
Some days I have nice 1/4 inch seams and other days not,oh well, sometimes I just say "good enough" :wink: :wink: