Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
Is this a good deal or not?  I don't know! >

Is this a good deal or not? I don't know!

Is this a good deal or not? I don't know!

Old 06-10-2011, 11:24 AM
  #1  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Martinsville, Indiana
Posts: 1,430
Default Is this a good deal or not? I don't know!

My hubby and I went to a yard sale today and saw a serger for sale. it is an Ez Lock and has EZ100 on the machine. It worked, or at least it sewed a chain and was still threaded with a lot of thread on the spools. I didn't have any material to try it with, but did make a chain with it. It is in a soft zippered plastic case with carrying handles and has the instruction book with it, and is old enough that the plastic on the machine is turning yellow. I got it for $30.00. Is this a good deal? Or did I get taken. I know nothing about the sergers at all , except how the stitching looks when sewn.
Next question! Will I use it a lot? What will I use it for????
Thanks for any and all help!
Janis is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:27 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
SharBear's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 460
Default

I think you got a great deal. I would google the make / model and pay the price for a manual if it didn't come with one. Have fun with it!
SharBear is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:28 AM
  #3  
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 256
Default

I don't know anything about the machine you got, but I would guess at $30.00 and it works? You did good :) I'm just a quilter, not a seamstress at all, so I can 't answer the how often will you use it question.
Elisabethann is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:28 AM
  #4  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: western ny
Posts: 1,533
Default

I think you got a great deal!! I do not own one but borrow my mom's.
bstock is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:40 AM
  #5  
Power Poster
 
cjomomma's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Murray, Ky. Looking for a nice cushy pillow to rest my head on!
Posts: 14,022
Default

Ummm! Yes you did!! The serger at Walmart sells for about $200.00.
cjomomma is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:42 AM
  #6  
Super Member
 
hobo2000's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Boonsboro, MD
Posts: 2,670
Default

I use my serger to serge around my finished quilt tops if I am sending them out to be quilted. My friend uses hers for piecing. I think you will find many uses for it. Oh my friend says she uses it to trim her quilted quilt before putting on binding. It finishes the edges so its easier to put on binding. I may try this one.
hobo2000 is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:43 AM
  #7  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Martinsville, Indiana
Posts: 1,430
Default

Well, I've heard that the hardest thing to do with a serger is to thread it, and it was threaded and does sew. I looked in the book that came with it, and it also told to cut the threads and then tie on the new ones.
I have 3 grand daughters, 4 and twins 2, and plan to make them a lot of doll clothes and thought this would be a good way to finish the seams on them. I also have made the oldest one a doll quilt that they all play with and can see using the serger as a good way to make some for the others that would hold up.
Thanks, I'll google the model and see what I can find on it.

Well, I googled it and only found where I can get a manual for it, which I don't need, and an old post from someone in 2004 asking about it too. I don't know if she got any responses about it there either. She was looking for the manual, and at least I have that with mine. I dont' think I'd have bought it without one.
Any one have one of these, probably ancient machines?
Janis is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:53 AM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
merrylouw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: RGV, Texas
Posts: 840
Default

Janis,

I think you got a very good deal. Not familiar with the brand, but the price is sure good. I think you'll use it a lot with the Grands.

Yes, threading is complicated, but it is do-able. It just takes patience (sometimes I don't have a lot!) and persistence.

I just finished making satin capes for two of my Grands; used my serger for finishing the edges. It worked great!

Have fun with your new toy!
merrylouw is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 11:59 AM
  #9  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,256
Default

If you make knit clothes they are great, use fabric that ravels you can surge the edges, and some have used them for quilts I have not used it that way.I used mine a lot when I was sewing for the grand kids grandson loved my t-shirts I made for him because I made the neck opening larger.
carhop is offline  
Old 06-10-2011, 12:04 PM
  #10  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Martinsville, Indiana
Posts: 1,430
Default

Oh yes, it'd be great for finishing the play dress up clothes. I hadn't thought of that. Anything that I didn't want to take time to hem up for play things would be great.
Another thing that my oldest grand kids would like to try.
Nicholas is 6, 7 in Aug. and loves to try the sewing machine when I'm there using the cheap Singer one I got for his mother several years ago. She doesn't use it, but I do when we are there.
I got a FW a few weeks ago and want to take that up for them to see. He and Lauren 4, 5is Sept, will love the size of it! Couldn't you just see it.....My back seat of the car filled with sewing machines to show them???
Am I apt to want a rolling case for the serger? It's heavy. I have one for each of my other machines. Does it deserve one too>
Janis is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jcrow
Main
47
12-14-2012 07:22 AM
Valerie Ann
Main
49
03-15-2012 11:48 AM
AUQuilter
Links and Resources
3
10-28-2011 04:29 AM
Quilt Kitty
Main
21
02-22-2011 04:30 PM
crawford1219
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11
06-28-2010 03:45 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter