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About Quarter Inch

The people and promises behind Quarter Inch.

Who we are, what happens to your quilts, how we use AI, and how to reach a real person.

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Our mark is a 6″ pinwheel with true ¼″ seams, drawn to scale.

Why we exist

Named for the seam every quilter knows.

Every quilt is sewn with a ¼″ seam allowance. Be out by a thread, and points stop meeting.

Precision is the thing we most want to get right. We put it in our name so we never forget it.

We’re a small, independent team, building one thing carefully.

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  • Sewing line

Who we are

A small team you can write to.

James Walker, founder of Quarter Inch

James Walker

Founder · PhD in Data Science

I’m a data scientist by training, so I like numbers you can check. Quilters deserve the same: every seam and yardage worked out before the fabric is cut, and every quilt theirs to keep.

Real people answer every email.

Ask us about files, pricing or anything else.

[email protected]

Ownership

Your quilts are yours.

Years of work deserve more than a file only one app can open.

  • An open, documented format

    We’ll publish exactly how our files work, so other software can read them.

  • Export everything, any time

    Every quilt, all at once, whenever you like.

  • Never behind a subscription

    Your own quilts, and your ability to open and print them, stay free of any subscription.

Continuity

If we ever stop.

We don’t plan to. You still deserve a plan in writing.

  1. While we’re here

    An open format, and export any time.

  2. If we close

    We’ll publish an open viewer or format converter.

  3. Either way

    Your quilts still open.

In writing, soon. We’ll publish the full pledge before launch.

AI principles

How we use AI.

Any AI help will be optional. Here are our principles, in writing, so you can hold us to them.

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Our math
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  1. Quarter Inch helps; you design.

  2. Every suggestion becomes a real, checked design, never a picture you can’t sew.

  3. Measurements always come from our math, never from a guess.

  4. We never train AI on your designs or on marketplace patterns.

  5. Each design records whether and where AI helped, and you control what’s shown.

What we value

What we won’t compromise on.

Comfortable to read

Large type, big buttons and high contrast throughout. Comfort is part of precision.

Independent and respectful

Quarter Inch is independent and not affiliated with The Electric Quilt Company. We respect EQ8 and the teachers who built this community.

Follow along from the first stitch.

Join the waitlist for early access and founding pricing.

  • Pay once. No subscription.
  • Founding places refundable until launch