Thread: What use is a serger?

I was looking at patterns last night and a couple said to use a serger. It was to make a burp cloth and a bib. Do any of you use sergers for much else? Are they any help in quilting? How do you use them for regular sewing?

Thanks!

Questions I would like to see answers to also. I have a surger and never have used it.

I have a serger to and it just sits there and looks pretty have never used it still not sure why I bought it. Would love to know how to put her to use!

I compress the edge of my quilted quilt to add binding with my serger, other than that is is used only for clothing. If you "only" do quilts, I dunno if you'd want one. If you make clothes however...I'd say it's a machine you can't do without!

i love down comforters and have made duvet covers for them sewing seams, then stopping to serge each seam. i just bought a 5 thread serger which seams and serges at the same time!also like the idea of serging edges of the quilt before binding.

Nancy Zeiman has a new book on making quilts with sergers.

i have a serger and i almost never use it in quilts unless maybe for lap quilts for nursing home but is great to finish seams for other sewing projects

I do alot of of other sewing as well guess I better get busy and learn how to use. Compressing the edge of quilt for binding is a great idea.

My mother has wanted a serger for YEARS and I am hoping that this mother's day her new granddaughter (arriving in March) will be able to get her one :) If anyone has one that isn't using it or would like to sell theirs (with all the instruction manuals of course), let me know LOL

You might find this thread interesting as well.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-88435-1.htm