Why do I need a serger for quilting?
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.
What is the difference between Serging and Overlocking?
A serger and an overlocker are different names for the same machine. A serger performs an overlocking stitch, which is really more like knitting than sewing. Overlocking, or serging, trims and binds seams so that the fabric can not unravel. It professionally finishes the insides of garments.
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.
Is a serger the same as a sewing machine?
A serger uses an overlock stitch, whereas most sewing machines use a lockstitch, and some use a chain stitch. Typically these machines have blades that cut as you go. Sewing machines perform at much slower speeds than sergers. Even commercial machines and sergers still have a dramatic stitch per minute difference.
When should you use a serger?
First and foremost, a serger is the ideal way to create a clean edge on any seam. Not only does the cutting blade trim the fabric edge, but the upper and lower looper threads wrap around the fabric edge, securing or protecting the fabric edge. Another great function of the serger is for construction.
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 bind a quilt with a serger?
These clips work great with a serger because they are easy to see and won’t accidentally end up the machine’s cutting blade. The binding and quilt will be right sides together with all raw edges at the edge. Position the project under the presser foot of the overlocker where you wish to begin the stitches.
How do you bind a Quilt without stitches?
Serger stitches are excellent in preventing bunching or folding of the quilt layers. Start sewing binding on a side, somewhere in the middle of one side, never start in a corner. You can begin binding anywhere along the edge of the quilt except in a corner. Allow approximately 4 in of the binding to be free (without stitching).
How do you bind a quilt with a tail?
Leave approximately 6” of binding tail to work with when you come back around to the beginning. Start the binding in the middle of the longest side and use Clover Wonder Clips to secure the binding to the quilt.
How do you bind a quilt at 45 degrees?
Overlap the end by about 1-2 inches and trim the binding on a 45 degree angle. Use the clips to help position the binding into place and sew just past the point where you started. Gently move the remainder of the fabric to the left and out of the way of the presser foot and chain off a small thread tail to end.