http://www.quiltingboard.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by cathyvv http://www.quiltingboard.com/images/...post-right.png
No one can give me a precise definition of scant 1/4", so I just use the 1/4" foot. Seems to work for me, but I'm not out to make prize winning quilts.



My definition of a scant 1/4" - When the needle is just a hair to the right side of the 1/4" line.

Cari

My definition is the "designer" didn't do it right. Quilts have been made thru the ages without a "scant".

Bonnie Hunter's quilts are mostly "scant" quarter. I've found that it generally takes more than "a thread or two" move to make a scant quarter. After so many years of sewing 1/4" seams, it is hard to adjust to sewing "scant" quarter seams.

I agree with the thought that seams can depend on the fabric and the thread when the seam is pressed over. Disclaimer: I am not in any way ready for "quilt police". :-)

I do understand the need for accurate seams, so if I read "scant quater inch in a challenging pattern, I just look for a different pattern. Works for me. It took way too long to become accurate with a quarter inch, I have no inclination to change. Call me stubborn, but my corners match!

Lol! Well said! I've been quilting for 30 years and to me the "scant 1/4" is a new addition to quilting. I just sew the way I always have and voila! No problems.

Whenever I do a Karen Combs pattern, you really have to do a "scant" 1/4 inch...somehow the seams don't match otherwise...or could be just me!