Serger quilts

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Originally Posted by Slokarma

This is not the video I was thinking of, so I'll keep looking.

But here's the link: http://www.nancyziemantv.com/serging...-serger-quilt/

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I saw this one several months ago, it makes a colorful cheery quilt. Sort of like a 3 Dudes style, or Summer In The Park. Would be fun with bright colors for a kid.

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Originally Posted by Jean Sewing Machine

They are only complicated to thread, once you master that process, they are so easy and fast. I have only bought BabyLocks ( on my 4th one in 20 years) because they use an air threading system, one two three you're done. And I've become a master at ripping out serged seams. Can you tell I 've had plenty of practice doing that? Don't be afraid, if you need to build strong garments quickly, the serger is the way to go! Since I make costumes, I wouldn't get my jobs done without one of these because they sew 3 times faster than sewing machines.

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Someone gave me their old Bernina and I'm having so much fun with it once I got through the threading hurdle. :) I never thought to try making quilts with it. I bought a skirt pattern so I'm going to try that first I think.

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Originally Posted by Denis

I've been thinking about doing this and making a duvet cover.

Kay Wood has a book on making a 6 hour quilt using a serger. You can use a regular machine but have to go over each seam twice using 2 different stitches. Here's the Youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTV-YSF-48

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This one is a keeper! Thanks for sharing it! I told Marilyn that I would help her with quilts for the children's hospital, I can see me so doing some like this! Thanks, Denis!

Thanks for the links, I'll search for the one I saw and post it, then there will be at least three styles of quilts to try with the serger.

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Originally Posted by madampolo

If you can believe it, I bought a serger off the TV's QVC site. When it arrived, I said that it was much too complicated for me. It is still in its case never used. That's been about 10 years now. I do wish I knew how to use it. The quilt I saw was one that had the seams showing on the top, and they used decorative threads. I am going to search for those videos. Maybe it would inspire me to give the serger a try. It should still be ok since it's in a case.

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I bought a serger from TV as well. It came free with my sewing machine. It is not an air threader. I love my serger. Threading is the most difficult thing to learn about a serger. I would recommend going to the manufacturer's website. Once the serger is threaded, you really don't have to do it again unless you are completely taking off all threads for awhile. To rethread using a different thread; just tie a knot from the thread you are currently using to the new thread you will be using. Just take the thread spool off from the back of the machine and tie the knot there from the old thread to the new one on the new spool. I asked someone to help me learn how to thread my serger the first time. I haven't used it in awhile since I started learning how to quilt. I still love it though. It surely is fast for making home decor and clothing items. The edges look so professional. I don't think I'm ready to tackle a quilt on it though. Go ahead, take it out of the box, just play around with it. Maybe you could get some help near where you live. I'll bet you will be serging in no time at all. Someday, I hope to be able to buy a Babylock machine. Hope this helps.

I saw the Nancy Z youtube video on serging with exposed seams, it is a beautiful quilt!

I can't imagine life without a serger anymore, I will probably try making the quilt with it. I alos saw that air thread system- LOVE and really WANT!!

My serger is a few years old now but still going strong- my next one will have that way-cool handy dandy air thread system though.

There is a tool that you can purchase that is a threader for a serger. It is like a plumber's snake made out of very thin flexible wire with a loop on the end. First you thread your serger thread through the loop, then you feed the wire through the looper tube and pull it through. Voila, looper is threaded! They gave us one with the Babylocks in case lint or a piece of thread gets caught in the looper tube and you can't use the air threader. This happened to me once. My 20 year old serger is losing its suction uumpf, so I occasionally have to help it along with this threader. Don't be afraid of sergers, get them out of the box and use them!

I've started my first serger quilt tonight. I isn't dfficult, but I had to guess on yardage. I'm using the Kay Woods video style of quilt, it is reversible and is a " quilt as you go" style. I t might be a keeper of a pattern.

Does anyone know where to purchase a Kay Wood books. I watched the video on sergered quilt and thought I would like to try it.
I also have a Babylock serger and also a coverstitch machine and love them both. When I traded my last serger to get the air thread I already had the coverstitch machine and my dealer would not trade in two machines.
Sergers are great I make knit tops and it is so easy. I would like to quilt with it too.

Grace

Grace there is a link to Kaye's site for the book beneath the video, but here it is:

http://www.kayewood.com/item/6_Hour_Quilt_Book/214