Ninnie

I try to use the same all over. There have been times when i have had to adjust to save points though. Just use your common sense in doing this, and you will do fine.

GladGrams

THIS is the 1st time I've heard this solution. Do you add the 1/8 extra to each piece you cut, both strips and triangles etc?

When I first started quilting I had NO IDEA there was such an animal as a scant 1/4 and couldn't understand why the 1/4 foot did not work out as it should.

It seems to me that the engineer/designer for sewing machines does not know that they have the option to sell an new product - namely "the scant 1/4" foot just for the millions of quilters all over the world. Maybe we should all write to the various companies and suggest such an idea?

Rubyrednails2

When I need to sew a scant 1/4" seam, I use my 1/4" foot and move my needle over 1 position to the Right. Works well for me. If you have this feature on your machine, experiment with it and see what works for you.

wraez

I also move my needle over to the right side...on my Janome6500 the screen shows 3.5 when I turn on the machine. Then I click until it gets to 4.5 and that is usually my scant 1/4". I put a sticky note on my machine so that I don't forget to move it again when I restart my machine.

My whole project will be completed at the same scant 1/4".

Hope your machine has that capability...it sure helps.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

sunkistmi

I wish I could remember her name but when I was able to get one of the quilting shows on my cable stations, there was a quilt teacher who used to say "whatever your seam allowance is, that's YOUR seam allowance. Just make sure all things stay the same, i.e., always measure w/the same ruler, keep needle position in same place and try to have fun". Now I realize that doesn't help when the block you have to turn in is supposed to be 12.5 and yours turns out 12.25. I get so frustrated, I keep trying to remember the "try to have fun" part.
Wendy

sunkistmi

Mary Ellen ???????

donnajean

Whatever seams you sewed doing the blocks, do the same throughout the quilt. Are your blocks coming out the size they are supposed to when you do your "scant 1/4"? Do a test block; measure it to make sure block is correct size, then do the same seam throughout quilt.

sewmom

Actually Janome just came out with an scant 1/4" foot. I was in a local dealers taking a lesson on my 6600 and commented that the AD quarter foot made a huge 1/4" seam - even when i moved the needle as far over as i could it still seemed too big. I ended up just using the reular quarter foot and moved the needle over. of course they tried to sell me a scant quarter foot at the time.

Bevsie

Hi,

I do a scant 1/4 inch for my blocks and sewing them together all the time...only thing I use basically.

Bev

auntmarie

Great site.