Just make sure you are using a good quality serger thread. There are cheap ones out there and they don't hold up. Serger thread doesn't fuzz (or lint) like regular thread, but most of my serger thread has a polyester core to make it strong. Try it and see if it works for you.

I've used it for years! Love it.

I agree........this is a Wonderful time for this thread as I just purchased my LA and am having trouble locally finding 100% Cotton on a cone and thought I'd have to order online; but, do have about 75 cones of Serger thread. Some of it is Maxi Lock and it says 100% Polyester and the other is just generic Overlock that says 100% Spun Polyester. I am going to give it a try when I start playing, as soon as I get off this board and finish puting the frame together. Thanks everyone for your wonderful contributions and just at the right time. :thumbup:

I've used it for piecing but not for quilting. I think I would heat test any thread before using a lot of it. If it melts when ironed toss it out.

Yes, I too, have used serger thread both in my sewing machine for piecing and with my Voyager 17. No problem at all. Its a good way to use up all that serger thread I have.

MaxiLock serger thread is the only thread my picky HQ16 will sew with. The timeing got out of wach last year due to a grave error that the first tech made in repairing it. If I use anything else it shreads. However, when I get it serviced again the problem may be fixed or made worse.

Just got some hand quilting thread that is Mettler and is made in Spain. Checked all my Gutermann and it is made in Germany. I will have to look more closely when I buy new thread for the Mexico stuff; don't want that. I do hope everyone with electronic machines keep their machines serviced, as the lint can be a real problem. I do my machines yearly, more often if I have sewed a lot of flannel or fleece.

Yes, I have used serer thread for quilting I have a Millennium Quilting Machine and it worked fine ,you may have to adjust you tension a little. I also use embroidery thread it put's a shine on the stitching and is quite lovely.

I was having problems with my thread breaking in my Pfaff GrandQuilter, so out of curiosity I threaded it up with a cone of Maxi-Lock serger thread. SOOO much better! I did have to clean out a bit of lint, but that comes with the territory as a quilter.

MaxiLock thread is not 100% cotton, it is 100% polyester. If you read inside the cone you will see this. I do not find serger thread to be strong enough to hold a quilt together for years to come. If you pull on the thread, it breaks easily and a quilt is too much work to have it come apart.