Veronica

What is a scant 1/4 inch?
Is my scant more or less then your scant?

PaperPrincess

cut 3 2 inch strips. Be exact in your cutting. Sew the three strips together. Now measure across the strips. It should be exactly 5". This confirms you are sewing a scant quarter inch. I think the 'scant' is to make up for the amount of room the thread takes up.

Veronica

Thank you, I will try it.

QBeth

The 1/4" seems to be the bane of quilters; always trying to achieve it!

However, for whatever reason and not to make (nasty) fun because it is a good one, I love your second question! :) It sounds so philosophical, like Bill Cosby's question "why is there air?" The answer, of course, is "to blow up volleyballs!"

nycquilter

as long as you are quilting only for you and not sharing blocks, then you need to be consistent with all your seams. It won't matter if your 1/4 is less than mine. Consistency is the key!