Originally Posted by SHELLEYJACOBSON
Do any of you use your sergers on your quilts? If you do ( or dont) what kind of serger do you have? For some reason i want one and was told once you have one you will wonder what took you so long. Any input would be appreciated.
I have 2 sergers which I use for different purposes. Mine are mainly used for apparel construction. But I do serge the edges of fleece to make blankets. But as far as for quilting I don't because for the seams they become too bulky when pressed to one side. Often the stitching will show through the fabric. There are patterns for serged quilts where the serged edges become a design element. Another aspect is that serging seams on quilts would be a waste of thread because we are quilting anyway and thus strengthening the seams. So, my opinion is that if you are strictly a quilter I would save that money for fabric rather than a serger.