Ann

Has anyone quilted with a serger? I see ads for doing this and I wondered about it. Tell me what you know. Thanks

june6995

I can't wait to see the responses on this. i have owned a serger for better than 20 years and used it for all sorts of things. Never has it occured to me to use it in quilting. As far as I can tell it can be used to sew the blocks together, but why use all that thread unless you have thin fabric that might fray? And if it is that thin, why put it into a quilt?

A denim quilt might be a good place to use it, especially for the one that reminds me of a Cathedral window. One thickness of denim from old jeans would make a great quilt with all those little circle edges folded back.

I am interested in what this new technique is all about. Teach me and others so we can give it a try. Does anyone have a link???

June

pinecone

I have made Kaye Wood's 6 Hour Quilt. Although I do not have a serger, it came out fine. http://www.kayewood.com/onlinecat/6_...uilt_book.html

piney

cjtinkle

I find this mind boggling too. That's an awful lot of thread to waste just to speed up seaming, I think I'll stick to my sewing machine for quilts.

Besides, at serger speeds, I'd never be able to sew a straight line. LOL

Cathe

I have used it to piece duvet covers where the customer didn't want a batting and backing - they just wanted patchwork, and the serger made a good durable finished edge. It really was fast, but it's much harder to match points and corners correctly. It works for tablecloths, too, or patchwork aprons and skirts - anything that you don't want to put a back on.

I have also used it when we made charity quilts. Nursing homes and orphanages love the washability of doubleknit quilts - they can wash them in the super-hot water they require for sanitary purposes and they never fade or shrink or get holes even if they have to be bleached. We serged the tops and used medium loft battings and whatever we had for backings. Some were tied, but machine quilting made them more sturdy.

SandraJennings

I know they have patterns for them ....try Nancy'sNotions.com...I think that is right....or EleanorBurns.com....It does it all in one fell swoop.

SandraJennings

Clotilde.com They have several patterns for quilting with a serger. Good luck and have fun!

pocoellie

The tutorial that I've seen are done with at least a 4 spool. Much more modern than mine and again, why use up all that thread? I think I'll just stick to a regular machine.

gh380

I have made several quilts with the serger,it works well as long as you have a pattern with straight line stitching. My favorite is 'bricks', it goes together quickly, and there are no seam intersections - that's important with a serger. I have 4 threads, but if worried about weight, you coud use 3 threads. I like the speed. I am not a fan of denium quilts, but I think a serger would handle the heavy material better that a regular machine.

mpspeedy

Hi,

I learned how to do it when I worked for a Bernina dealer. It is great for flip and sew methods. It used a lot of thread but serger thead is different and not any more expensive than regular sewing thread for the amount of work you can do with a spool. It is great for children's stuff and Linus quilts. You can do everything with a serger that you can do with a regular sewing machine except buttonholes. In the class I took we made a quilted pillow with a ruffle and a zipper. It was all done on the serger.