Learn Simple Serging - Couverture souple

Cedolia, Diana

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1573674710 ISBN 13 : 9781573674713

Editeur : Annie's Attic, 2014

Synopsis

By following the step-by-step instructions within the pages of this book, you'll be amazed by how simple it is to use your serger. Using a serger allows you to create professional-looking projects quickly and easily, leaving you more time to do what you really love--sewing even more projects with your serger!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Diana Cedolia has had projects published in serger books, and she teaches serger clubs. She is the co-owner of Simply Everything, which produces instructive embroidery software DVDs and patterns for quilting and embroidery machines. She lives in Dunedin, Florida.

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Learn Simple Serging

By Diana Cedolia

Annie's

Copyright © 2014 Annie's
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-57367-471-3

Contents

Licorice Mix Strip Quilt, 
Sweet Dreams Pillowcase, 
Ribbon Weave T-Shirt, 
Upscale T-Shirt, 
Wind & Water Throw Pillow, 
Take-a-Bow Tree Skirt, 
Fiesta Tiered Skirt, 
Tumbled Nine-Patch Throw Pillow, 
Stipple-Chic Clutch, 
Getting Started, 
Fabric & Supplies, 

CHAPTER 1

Licorice Mix Strip Quilt

Small dark squares are used to add bite to this colorful composition. The patterned bands are cut from a fabric Jelly Roll, a coiled roll of precut strips. Serge the edges to keep the long strips straight and the seams secure.

Finished Size

Quilt Size: 35 x 53 inches

Serger Stitches

4-thread overlock stitch

3-thread wide overlock stitch

Chain stitch

Materials

• 1 package 2½-inch-wide precut strips (at least 40 strips)

• 2 yards 44/45-inch-wide 100 percent solid cotton

• 38 x 54-inch rectangle double-sided fusible batting

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Threads

• 4 cones coordinating all-purpose serger thread

• 1 spool 12 wt cotton thread

• 1 spool 30 wt cotton thread

Project Notes

Refer to Getting Started on page 4 for thread choices, stitches and general serger information.

Read through all instructions before beginning your project.

Stitch right sides together unless otherwise noted.

Be sure to test your stitches on a scrap of project fabric or similar fabric to ensure stitch perfection before beginning your project.

Cutting

From precut strips:

• Remove all selvage edges. Cut each strip into 2 (2½ x 20-inch) strips.

From solid cotton:

• Cut 3 (2½-inch by fabric width) strips.

Subcut 40 (2½-inch) squares.

• Cut 2 (3-inch by fabric width) strips.

Trim strips to 3 x 36-inch top and bottom borders.

• Cut 2 (3-inch by fabric width) side border strips.

Completing the Quilt Top

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 4-thread overlock stitch with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers.

1. Serge a 2½-inch square to one end of each 2½ x 20-inch strip (Figure 1). Do not press seams.

2. Serge square/strip units end to end to make one long strip (Figure 2).

3. Trim 8 inches from one end of the long strip referring again to Figure 2.

4. Fold and cut long strip in half. Serge the resulting two strips together along long edges (Figure 3).

Note: Make sure that the seams between the squares and strips all fold in the same direction while stitching.

5. Repeat step 4 until the serged rectangle measures approximately 30 inches or 15–16 strips long (Figure 4). Trim width to 48 inches. Press all seams in same direction.

6. Serge 3 x 54-inch border strips to opposite long sides of quilt top. Press seams toward strips and trim to match quilt side length.

7. Serge 3 x 36-inch border strips to opposite short sides of quilt top. Press seams toward strips and trim to match quilt side length.

8. Mark diagonal lines across quilt top approximately 8 inches apart in both directions referring to Figure 5.

Completing the Quilt

1. Create a quilt sandwich by layering the quilt back, wrong side up, batting and quilt top, right side up. Fuse layers together following batting manufacturer's instructions. Trim layers even with quilt top.

Serger Stitch: Set serger for chain stitch with 30 wt cotton thread in needle and all-purpose serger thread in looper.

2. Begin serging on a fabric scrap and then onto the quilt top centering the chain stitch on a marked quilting line to quilt the layers together.

3. Serge along line and off quilt onto a fabric scrap. Cut fabric scraps away from ends of chain stitching. Apply seam sealant to both ends of seam.

4. Serge along each quilting line separately. Roll up the quilt as needed to fit into the serger throat area to stitch all quilting lines.

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 3-thread wide overlock stitch with 12 wt cotton thread in upper looper. Use left needle only. Thread all-purpose serger thread in left needle and lower looper. Refer to manual to set a wide stitch width and shorten stich length to stitch a satin-stitch–looking stitch.

5. Serge the opposite long sides first, serging off the ends. Then serge the top and bottom edges of the quilt, again serging off the ends.

6. Secure thread chains in seam allowances to complete.

CHAPTER 2

Sweet Dreams Pillowcase

Dreaming of airplanes, elephants or palm trees? Trade plain white for a lively print and dream in living color with a serged-edge pillowcase that is sturdy and washable.

Finished Size

Standard pillowcase

Serger Stitches

4-thread overlock stitch

Materials

Materials listed make 1 standard pillowcase.

• 44/45-inch-wide 100 percent cotton:

1/8 yard contrasting solid or tonal

1/3 yard coordinating tonal

¾ yard print

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Threads

• 4 cones coordinating all-purpose serger thread

Project Notes

Refer to Getting Started on page 4 for thread choices, stitches and general serger information.

Read through all instructions before beginning your project.

Stitch with right sides together unless otherwise noted.

Be sure to test your stitches on a scrap of project fabric or similar fabric to ensure stitch perfection before beginning your project.

Cutting

From contrasting solid or tonal:

• Cut 1 (1½ x 44-inch) strip for band trim.

From coordinating tonal:

• Cut 1 (10 x 43-inch) rectangle for pillowcase band.

From print:

• Cut 1 (27 x 43-inch) rectangle for pillowcase.

Assembly

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 4-thread overlock stitch with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers for all construction.

1. Fold and press band trim in half lengthwise.

2. Position band on right side of pillowcase matching long raw edges (Figure 1).

3. Position pillowcase right sides together on the trim and band unit matching the long raw edges (Figure 2). Pin in place.

4. Roll the pillowcase toward the trim/band referring to Figure 3a.

5. Pull the band up and over the rolled pillowcase, matching raw edges of band, trim and one side of the pillowcase. Refer to Figure 3b. Repin through all layers.

6. Serge through all layers. Turn right side out and press band and trim away from pillowcase (Figure 4)

6. Fold and pin pillowcase in half right sides together matching raw side edges and band seams. Serge side seam closed.

8. To create a crisp corner at pillowcase top edge; fold the side seam to one side (Figure 5a) and pin in place.

9. Serge the pillowcase top raw edge (Figure 5b). Secure the thread chains.

10. Turn pillowcase right side out and press seams flat.

CHAPTER 3

Ribbon Weave T-Shirt

A little texture goes a long way when applied to a plain T-shirt. Use your serger to embed the dark threads, then weave in contrasting ribbon and call it a success!

Finished Size

Your size

Serger Stitches

4-thread overlock stitch

2-thread wide flatlock stitch

Materials

• 1 T-shirt, your size

• 1 yard nonwoven fusible interfacing

• 2 contrasting colors 1/8-inch-wide ribbon:

3 yards each (ribbon colors should contrast with T-shirt and with each other)

• Size 90/14 needle

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Threads

• 4 cones coordinating all-purpose serger thread

• 1 spool 12 wt cotton contrasting thread

Project Notes

Refer to Getting Started on page 4 for thread choices, stitches and general serger information.

Read through all instructions before beginning your project.

Stitch right sides together unless otherwise noted. Be sure to test your stitches on a scrap of project fabric or similar fabric to ensure stitch perfection before beginning your project.

Cutting

From nonwoven fusible interfacing:

• Cut 3 (¾x 27-inch) strips.

Assembly

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 2-thread wide flatlock stitch at widest width referring to manual. Insert 90/14 needle as left needle; remove right needle. Thread 12 wt cotton thread into left needle and all-purpose serger thread in looper.

1. Turn T-shirt wrong side out. Mark three angled lines across shirt front between the armhole seams referring to Figure 1.

2. Release armhole seams where lines intersect, plus 1½ inches above and below.

3. Center and fuse interfacing strips on marked lines following manufacturer's instructions.

4. Fold along marked lines and pin in place.

5. Position folded edge under presser foot with folded edge about halfway between left needle and trimming knife. Do not cut fold while stitching.

6. Serge along fold. Stitches will extend slightly beyond the fold (Figure 2).

7. Carefully pull the seam open and flat to expose the ladder on the right side of the T-shirt.

8. Weave two contrasting ribbon lengths through the ladder of the flatlock stitch on the right side of the T-shirt referring to photo.

9. Repeat steps 4–8 to make three angled woven embellishments. To secure the ribbon, use an all-purpose sewing machine to stitch across ribbon ends close to the fabric edge. If a sewing machine is not available, hand-stitch the ribbon ends to the fabric edge. Trim ribbon ends (Figure 3).

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 4-thread overlock stitch with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers.

10. Serge armhole seams together. Note: Because your seam width may be different than the seam width on your T-shirt, re-stitch the entire armhole.

11. Secure thread chains in seam.

CHAPTER 4

Upscale T-Shirt

Ribbing is the hallmark of a standard T-shirt. Discard it for a classic rounded neck and your boring tee is now surprisingly sophisticated.

Finished Size

Your size

Serger Stitches

3-thread wide overlock stitch

Wide cover stitch

Materials

• 1 ribbed-neck T-shirt, your size

• ¾ yard (1-inch-wide) fine fusible knit interfacing

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Threads

• 3 cones coordinating all-purpose serger thread

Project Notes

Refer to Getting Started on page 4 for thread choices, stitches and general serger information.

Read through all instructions before beginning your project.

Stitch right sides together unless otherwise noted.

Be sure to test your stitches on a scrap of project fabric or similar fabric to ensure stitch perfection before beginning your project.

Altering Neckline

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 3-thread 7mm-wide overlock stitch with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers.

1. Trim ribbing away from T-shirt neckline. Cut close to stitching line being careful not to stretch neckline (Figure 1).

2. Carefully measure around neckline. Cut interfacing tape neckline measurement plus 2 inches.

3. Mark a line 2 inches from one end of interfacing tape and ? inch from one long edge (Figure 2).

4. Make clips 1 inch apart from edge to 3/8-inch line along long edge (Figure 3). Do not clip beyond the line.

5. Beginning at a shoulder seam, pin the non-fusible side of the unclipped edge of the interfacing tape to the right side of the T-shirt neckline (Figure 4). Overlap tape ends at shoulder seam.

6. With T-shirt on bottom, serge tape to T-shirt. Skim edge with trimming knife; do not trim edge. Secure thread chains in seam.

7. Fold seam allowance and interfacing tape to wrong side and fuse in place following manufacturer's instructions.

Serger Stitch: Set serger for wide cover stitch with all-purpose serger thread referring to manual instructions.

8. With right side of presser foot butted up against the seam allowance, begin stitching a cover stitch around the neckline.

9. Serge around neckline to within 3 inches of where stitching begins. Stop stitching and trim top and bottom threads from beginning of stitching. Continue stitching overlapping the first stitches about 1 inch.

10. Raise presser foot and insert tweezers under presser foot and behind needles. Pull tweezers toward you pulling about 4 inches of thread to the front of the presser foot and cut.

11. Gently pull the T-shirt back and to the left of the presser foot, pulling the top threads to the wrong side making an invisible join on shoulder (Figure 5).

12. Trim looper threads and secure thread tails in seam.

Altering Hemline

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 3-thread 7mm-wide overlock stitch with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers.

1. Turn and press T-shirt to wrong side at determined new hemline. Pin to hold in place evenly.

2. To stitch hem, position a strip of blue painter's tape 1 inch from the left needle on the serger bed as a hem guide (Figure 6).

3. Raise presser foot. With T-shirt right side up, position hem fold against hem guide and lower presser foot referring again to Figure 6.

4. Serge around T-shirt hem overlapping stitching as done around neckline referring to steps 9–12 of Altering Neckline.

5. Press hem. Turn T-shirt wrong side out and carefully trim away excess fabric close to stitching (Figure 7).

CHAPTER 5

Wind & Water Throw Pillow

Can serged edges be used as a distinctive design element? Yes! These repeated rows of colorful thread bring to mind sunlit ripples in a cool pond.

Finished Size

15 x 15 inches

Serger Stitches

4-thread overlock stitch

3-thread 7mm-wide overlock stitch

Chain stitch

Materials

• 44/45-inch-wide 100 percent cotton: 1 yard solid

• ½ yard lightweight fusible interfacing

• 16-inch standard pillow form

• Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Threads

• 4 cones coordinating all-purpose serger thread

• 1 cone each 2 contrasting colors 12 wt cotton thread

Project Notes

Refer to Getting Started on page 4 for thread choices, stitches and general serger information.

Read through all instructions before beginning your project.

Stitch right sides together unless otherwise noted.

Be sure to test your stitches on a scrap of project fabric or similar fabric to ensure stitch perfection before beginning your project.

Cutting

From solid cotton:

• Cut 1 (24-inch by fabric width) strip.

Subcut 1 (16 x 24-inch) pillow top rectangle. Set aside remainder for making pillow back.

From interfacing:

• Cut 1 (16 x 24-inch) rectangle.

Assemble Pillow Top

1. Fuse interfacing to wrong side of pillow top rectangle following manufacturer's instructions.

2. Cut 16 (1½ x 16-inch) strips from interfaced rectangle.

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 3-thread 7mm-wide overlock stitch. Thread color #1 (12 wt cotton) in upper looper, color #2 (12 wt cotton) in lower looper and regular serger thread in left needle. Shorten stitch length to stitch a satin stitch.

3. Serge two 1½-inch-wide strips right sides together lengthwise (Figure 1). Skim the edge with the cutting knife rather than cutting any of the edge.

4. Always begin serging from the same end so that color #1 will be on the left and color #2 will be on the right of each seam (Figure 2).

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 4-thread overlock with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers.

5. Serge strips together into pairs and then serge pairs together to make a pillow top approximately 16 inches long and 16 strips wide.

Serger Stitch: Set serger for chain stitch with all-purpose serger thread in needle and looper. Disengage cutting knife.

6. Mark center of pillow top perpendicular to seams (Figure 3).

7. Mark topstitching lines 2½ inches apart from center of pillow referring to Figure 4.

8. Chain-stitch down center line allowing the seams to fold down in front of the presser foot (Figure 5). Topstitch the seams down in the opposite direction every other stitching line.

9. Trim topstitched pillow top to a square. Add seam sealant to seam ends after trimming. Note: Sample was trimmed to 15 inches square.

Completing Pillow

Serger Stitch: Set serger for 4-thread overlock with all-purpose serger thread in needles and loopers. Re-engage cutting knife.

(Continues...)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Annie's Attic
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1573674710
• ISBN 13: 9781573674713
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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