The super easy way to align a Seam Guide
at a scant ¼" on your sewing machine.
How to Sew An Accurate Scant ¼" Seam
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Sarah Sheckells Lenoir, NC
"Just wanted to tell you I love this thing - Super Easy Seam Guide Setter! I put it on right away and have had great success with keeping my 1/4” seams accurate.”
Everything works
perfectly on paper.
But when you actually start working with fabric & thread, it gets more complicated.
The solution is to sew a scant ¼” (1 to 2 threads smaller than ¼”), so what “Looks Good on Paper” will come out Perfectly with Fabric.
The super easy way to align a Seam Guide at a scant ¼" on your sewing machine.
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Full 1/4" or Scant 1/4"?
The Answer is Both Because the thread and fold in a seam have some width.
To compensate for that, you sew slightly less than a full ¼” so your finished seams actually come out measuring a full ¼”.
Everything works
perfectly on paper.
But when you actually start working with fabric & thread, it gets more complicated.
The solution is to sew a scant ¼” (1 to 2 threads smaller than ¼”), so what “Looks Good on Paper” will come out Perfectly with Fabric.
Sarah Sheckells Lenoir, NC
"Just wanted to tell you I love this thing - Super Easy Seam Guide Setter! I put it on right away and have had great success with keeping my 1/4” seams accurate.”
A Scant 1/4" also helps you get
pointy points in blocks like these:
A Scant 1/4" is slightly less than a full 1/4" and it also helps you get pointy points in blocks like these:
Using the top row of this Ohio Star as an example, before sewing the rows together, the points should be a full ¼” from the raw edges.
More Sewing Aids Tools
Bohin Pencil
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The Prep-Tool is a Scant 1/4" wide:
Its lip edges make it easy to butt it up against the fabric's edge
and mark an accurate scant 1/4" seam line.
Prep-Tool
with 8-Page Booklet & a Seam Guide
Butt the gold lip edges of the Prep-Tool up to the edge of the fabric, and you should see the line of stitching right along its edge.
Butt the gold lip edges of the Prep-Tool up to the edge of the fabric, and you should see the line of stitching right along its edge.
Patterns often tell you to stop a ¼” from the edge of the fabric. What they really mean is stop right at the seam line, which is a scant ¼”. That’s the secret to sharp mitered binding corners and precise set in seams.
The Prep-Tool is a Scant 1/4" wide:
Its lip edges make it easy to butt it up against the fabric's edge
and mark an accurate scant 1/4" seam line.
Prep-Tool
with 8-Page Booklet
Accurately pre-trim triangle points:
