Can you Serge a quilt?
Can you Serge a quilt?
Yes! A serger is a wonderful machine for piecing a quilt. Whether using a four-thread, three-thread or chain stitch, piecing on a serger is easy and fast. It does take some time getting used to simply because a serger is different from a sewing machine.
Why do I need a serger for quilting?
In addition to being great time savers when stitching together blocks, rectangles and strips of fabric, a serger can provide you with some wonderful decorative effects using certain stitches and specialty threads. The stitching a serger provides is fast and precise – something any quilter can appreciate.
How much does a Babylock serger cost?
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Should I Backstitch when piecing a quilt?
You do NOT have to backstitch when piecing patchwork. In fact, backstitching will often cause your machine to “eat” the edge of the fabric.
What can I do with a serger sewing machine?
Some of the things you can do with a serger:
- Seam finishing.
- Making swimwear, T-shirts, lingerie, napkins, tablerunners, etc.
- Insert elastic into clothing.
- Decorate garments making flowers or other trims.
- Finish hem & facing edges with the cover stitch.
- Seaming on knits more quickly that with a sewing machine.
How do you Coverstitch on a serger?
You don’t have to take the time to re-thread and set up a standard serger for a cover stitch, you simply switch to the cover hem machine to create the hem, then go back to your regular machine for basting or buttonholes, then back to your standard serger for clean seams.
Can you hem with a serger?
If you own a serger or have access to one, it can be extremely useful to you in the hemming process. A serger creates a cleanly hemmed edge in one single step, so it’s faster than most traditional hems.
How do you use a serger to sew a quilt?
If your serger includes a chain stitch option, simply disengage your cutting blade before starting. The strength of the chain stitch will add durability to your quilt while still allowing the attractive fraying to occur.
How do you sew a selvage quilt?
Take both ends of the fabric and lay them right sides together. In my photo below, I had not cut the selvage off the ends before I took the photo. Make sure to remove the selvage from the ends before starting as you don’t want those selvages in your quilt. Keep the edges together and serge down the entire length of the strip.
What is a serger seam?
A serger seam is meant to have more ease in it than a seam created by the sewing machine. However, look at the quality of this seam. You can’t see the stitches from the front. You’ll notice those threads at both ends of the seam. Don’t touch them. Wait to see what happens to them when I move to the next step.
Can I sew this quilt on the sewing machine?
If I were sewing this quilt on the sewing machine, I’d have to trim all those selvages off before I start to sew. No need when serging the strips together. The cutter makes quick work of trimming all the selvages off while I serge the seams. The cut-off ends drop nicely into the waste tray just below the cutter. This saves a whole lot of time.
