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Old 07-12-2012, 08:18 AM
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My serger is to my sewing room as my microwave is to my kitchen. Don't know if I could get along without either of them. I make a lot of dresses for children in Haiti and use it extensively for finishing hems any anything else I can find on which to use it.
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:37 AM
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I have started using it to make what is called a 6 hour quilt. It is a quilt as you go method. The youtube i was used just strips, however I have adapted it to use pieced sections and then put them together with the surger. I love this as I enjoy the piecing more than the quilting. Have fun with it. Rentntly Sewing with Nancy had some shows using surger for other things as will.

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Old 07-12-2012, 08:54 AM
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I've been seeing sergers lately on the HSN network. I've never thought of getting one but I am wondering about what you can use them for other than nice finished edges. I was wondering if anyone owns one and if you use it often and ever on a quilt somehow?

I ordered an inexpensive book from Amazon on using Sergers so I can be more educated about them.
I have a Singer Serger that I have had for about 15 years. It has made curtains, tableclothes, tree skirts, tshirts, a Christmas quilt and lots of other things, not only for me, but my children's family. I own some really great sewing machines, but I would not want to do without my serger.
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Old 07-12-2012, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Quiltngolfer View Post
I have had one for years. They are great for sewing garments since they make beautifully finished seams. I have the Baby Lock Evolution which does a multitude of other jobs as well. You can piece with it, but the serger adds a lot of extra thread to the project. I like to serge around the outer edge of a quilt before binding. It makes the binding go easier for me. I really like using the wave stitch as a finish around fleece blankets. With two colors it makes a beautiful finish. The serger does a nice simple quilt as you go quilt if you just do the large rectangles and not a lot of small pieces. The serger is great for putting in piping and zippers. It makes those jobs a breeze. It is also nice for doing joinigs in heirloom sewing projects. I hope these ideas are helpful to you.
I totally agree. I just upgraded my serger to a Babylock Evolution and it is a wonderful machine. I made the baby quilt with it that was done on Fons and Porter. It was quick and easy and looked beautiful.
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Old 07-12-2012, 09:11 AM
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I have had one for a number of years and use it often for many things. You'll discover lots of ways to use it when
you get one.
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Old 07-12-2012, 09:19 AM
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I would say it is like "oven versus microwave" A microwave does things quicker, but you still use the oven for baking or roasting larger things, same for a serger, makes seams quicker and finishes the seam at the same time, You can piece a quilt also because it makes 1/4" seams.
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Old 07-12-2012, 09:29 AM
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I have one and still getting used to it. Mostly I use it in garment making. But so glad to have one. It's a good buy.
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Old 07-12-2012, 10:19 AM
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I have a Pfaff 4672 and I have used it a lot on garment sewing. I'm still trying to perfect the other stitches so that I can do more. I also have a coverlock machine because I don't like having to convert my overlock to do coverstitces. The thing I want to learn on it is how to use the binding attachment. I think that would save a lot of time. So much to learn, so little time :>)
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I have an OLD Babylock Protege and one day I was starting to sew on it and the needle broke so I had to unthread the needle at which point the loose part of the needle fell into the interior of the machine and I couldn't see it. Then I got my flashlight and long tweezers, finally found the part of the needle and removed it. Then I had to find my new needle and insert it and rethread the serger. Whew! Since all this had taken me two and a half hours, it was now time for a snack and recuperation time. No sewing that day.

But that being said, I still love the serger for finishing seams and would like to get a new one. This time I would get it where they offer classes so I could use it for more things and maybe quit being afraid of it.
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I have a Janome and use it to finish the ends of my quilting fabric before I wash it. I hate all of those loose stringy threads in my washing machine. I also use it to finish the edges of my quilts before I put the binding on. I use the rolled hem for linens (and I have a ton of those). Other than that, not so much. I guess I could probably live without it. If I ever get another one, it will be self-threading. I didn't want to spring for the extra $300 when I bought this one, but I would do it in a heartbeat if I had to do it over again. Threading it is a real pain!
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