Why when you get a block to go together so easy is it
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I was reading the other day about the scant 1/4 which is actually a 3/16th of a seam so you need to check out your ruler and look at how little that amount is and if you pull back your seam line just that smidgen more every single time.. you will get your block the right size (assumingyou cut things the right size). I did it and whola, my block was now the right size. The other thing you can do is simply go as you are and if your blocks are 12" unfinished then thats the size they are. And not let it get you.
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MimiSharon, this is has happened to me more times than I like to admit.
A regular 3" x 5" file card has lines 1/4 inch apart. Run it through your sewing machine to check the accuracy of your 1/4" foot.
I have found that my 1/4" foot is just a scant bit big (but big enough to throw everything off) so I always shoot for a "scant" 1/4 inch.
A regular 3" x 5" file card has lines 1/4 inch apart. Run it through your sewing machine to check the accuracy of your 1/4" foot.
I have found that my 1/4" foot is just a scant bit big (but big enough to throw everything off) so I always shoot for a "scant" 1/4 inch.
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do you realize that just because you have a 1/4 foot on, you may not be getting a 1/4" . It is something i learned from a message board..had no idea, when i first started out..
if your needle can move left or right, it can be adjusted...you have to check everytime you start sewing..or you should..
if your needle can move left or right, it can be adjusted...you have to check everytime you start sewing..or you should..
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