i sew garments as well as quilting. i have a 4-5 thread serger. love it for getting tight seams that won't come out and are nicely finished. also use it for the narrow hemming feature on napkins, table clothes, clothing, scarfs etc. you can use the flatlock features to join together two straight edge fabrics and have nice decorative seaming that show. Don't think i'll use it much for quilting per se though i have seen baby blankets done using fleece or flannel that were nice.