quiltlin

I had a serger but always had trouble threading it so I sold it. You definitely don't need one to be a quilter.

carol45

I also had the thread breaking problem and I was ready to throw the darn thing out, but my DH said let's take it back to the store where we bought it, and they looked at it and said the pressure was too high and they fixed it and now it works great, but I still hate threading it. I do use it for finishing raw edges--not on quilts, but I'm planning to make the 6 hour serger quilt as soon as the pattern I ordered arrives.

sewjean

I have a serger and love it. I don't use it for quilt making but I'm sure you could. Clothes making or placemats, tote/purses a lot of things that you want a finished seam. I also like to shorten T-shirts with it. Like a sewing machine you can do many thinngs with it. I'm not sure we need half of the 'things' we have but, we love them anyway!

Susan P

I own a serger and I love what little I have done with it. I am challenged with the threading, but have taken it to quilting classes and am learning the advantages. I used it to sew on the binding of placemats, and it looks so professional. I whipped up a great pillowcase with ease. Of course that it is class with a teacher. I need to learn to thread it without help. I think I will try the tying off the thread so I don't have to keep threading it.

I have talked to a few women that say they only use their serger to sew quilt tops, and use the sewing machine for things the serger can't do.

I like the idea of serging the edges when you wash fabric.

grammyj

I have 3 sergers , but I use them a lot in my sewing shop for alterations, keep one w/white one black and use one for colors. Couldn't do without them, but not necessary for quilting.

jemcnutt

I have a 20 year old, 4-thread White Serger. I don't use it all the time, but find it very useful for bib cloths, receiving blankets, cool wraps for your neck, and especially pillowcases. I serge long strips for sub-cuts - it's great for the rail fence pattern. While not a necessity, mine is a real workhorse and makes a really sturdy quilt for my lovely grandchildren!

Jannie

I have a serger & I do not use it for quilting. I don't have enough control of it to keep a consistant 1/4" seam. There are many times I wonder why I even bought it, however, I am finding that I like it when I do pillowcases. That said, my sister has one & does beautiful work with it, but again does not use it for quilting.

Brenda Sue

I have three sergers and I love to sew with them. I keep different color thread on each one. I took a class at the local Sew & Vac Center and learned how to thread the sergers easier. I bought a Singer first, then bought a Janome when my mother bought one and it was more user friendly(I thought) than my Singer. Turns out it was just the operator. Now, I have three to use because after my Father passed away, I moved in with my Mother. I have made the quilts I made for Christmas with the sergers. I was worried about the stitching coming out on the regular machies. But, I think I might go back to my regular Singers to do some more quilts. Sergers are not necessary, but very handy to have around, in my opinion.

polly13

My comment on Threading a serger pretty much answers this question. I found after purchasing my serger that I could easily live without my "have to have." It's handy if you sew kids' clothes, edging fabrics that easily ravel, quick napkins, etc.

starlight

I have a serger and use it all the time for clothing. I did make a serger quilt once. It was all done on the serger except for the binding. I might even get around to making another one someday. A serger is not necessary for quilting.