Good Morning,
I am new to the board and new to quilting. I love it and have learned a lot by reading this board. I want to buy a good quality serger. One that willl last and is sturdy and easy to use. I know that is a lot to ask but I really need your help.
bpieces :?:

what is the purpose of a serger?

I bought my Bernina serger used. I do not use it very oftern, but when I make T-shirts it comes in handy.

I went to a local dealer and told them I was looking for a used one.

Hello from Minnesota. Welcome.

A serger is used to trim and finish your seams to look more professional. Not a lot of use for one in quilting. I have an Elnita that I really like. It's pretty old now. Used it constantly when I was doing bridal sewing for customers and sewing dresses for my granddaughter.

I bought a self threading Babylock serger.

mimom-a serger makes home made clothes have a more "professional" finish to them.

bpieces-are you planning on using the serger for quilting? Personally speaking, I consider it more for clothes making than quilting, but I have heard of people using them for quilting. I would image that using it, you would have a much bulkier seam allowance.

I have an much older Babylok, which is a real work horse and don't use it as much as I once did, but there's no way I would sell it.

My Janome is great!

I bought a cheap White...which is fine for the amt of time I use it...not often...sometimes to seal my seams on quilts. Otherwise it gathers dust under my sewing table.

I have a Baby Lock Imagine and love it. I had a quilt I started several years ago and was really tired of working on it as it was not turning out the way I imagineed it would I had spent a lot of money for the Material did a decorator stitch around the edge and it turned out great It was a crazy quilt pattern so all the blocks were already quilted. Now I use my serger to make quilted bags as it makes the seams on the inside so neat. I love my serger and use it a lot .