Originally Posted by Prism99
It's better not to get any serger at all than to get a cheap one. Really, they can be terribly frustrating!!! Plus, they are not in any way a necessity for quilting purposes.
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I so agree with this. A cheap serger is worse than no serger at all. I have a love-hate relationship with my 'good' serger. It can take a long time to get the tension right. Sometimes I don't have the patience.