Think you 1/4" seam is 1/4"?
#11
Are you sure it wasn't your cutting? There's only 2 mistakes errors can come from - cutting and/or sewing 1/4". If you are using precuts, never take for granted the error is in the sewing....
It doesn't matter if you are sewing a perfect 1/4" if your cutting is off.
It doesn't matter if you are sewing a perfect 1/4" if your cutting is off.
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Accurate cutting is a given. If you can't cut strips and have them all the same then you will have a problem no seam will fix. I use the Go for 99% of all my block shapes because my manual cutting makes me frustrated. I have the Alto Quilt 2, three sizes of the Shape Cut, and the new Stripology ruler. I still misscut. So it's die cuts for me for the initial cuts. I may use a specialty ruler to sub cut those for the shape I don't have a die for.
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Dunster's post gets to the crux of the matter. If you are sloppy careless stitcher please do everyone a favor and don't do block swaps.
And that blocks with just one or a few pieces stitched to blocks with more pieces will never match up, regardless of how consistent you are. Quilts are totally based on knowing where the sweet spot is.
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I have a 1/4" foot for my Janome, but I was still having issues with it. I read somewhere that most of them are not really a true 1/4", despite the effort. I started using Bonnie Hunter's seam guide, and have been getting a more accurate 1/4".
I found the difference in end product when I was piecing the mystery BOM I am doing from my LQS. I started with my 1/4" foot and the finished strip sections ended up 1/8" too narrow, so I had to rip them out and resew them. I decided to try the seam guide (you then mark the edge - she suggests a hard edge like a cut up card. I use a Starbucks card) and they were spot on. I still have to watch, but it comes out better than using my 1/4" foot.
I found the difference in end product when I was piecing the mystery BOM I am doing from my LQS. I started with my 1/4" foot and the finished strip sections ended up 1/8" too narrow, so I had to rip them out and resew them. I decided to try the seam guide (you then mark the edge - she suggests a hard edge like a cut up card. I use a Starbucks card) and they were spot on. I still have to watch, but it comes out better than using my 1/4" foot.
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