I serged my first quilt together---didn't know I wasn't supposed to---it is an Eleanor Burns log cabin---went together pretty quick ---when I took it the local quilt store to buy the backing the owner looked at the square I brought in to match---turned it over and said "ick you serged it" and dropped it like a hot potatoe---I said "yes and that's why I have a serger ---it's to use"---didn't go back till she sold the shop to someone else ---I say what ever turns your crank---have had the quilt on our bed now for about 10 years and it's great---if I do another log cabin type I would use it again---used the 4 thread stitch