Serger Panel Quilt
Technique / Description: This month’s class we will make a decorative wall quilt, starting with a panel and coordinating fabrics, adding serger applied decorative stitching. The quilt will be pieced with the serger and can be quilted using coverstitch options if desired. Pick your favorite serger decorative techniques to design and decorate your panels and then piece it all together on the serger.
Featured stitches: 2 or 3 thread rolled hem, 3 and 4 thread overlock stitches, flatlock, picot, ruffles and lace insertion as desired,
Reference and Instructions: Power Serge by Pam Damour and Betty Mitchell, Your Serger/Overlock manual, past Serger class notes and samples
Suggested Fabric, Ribbon and Thread Requirements:
FABRIC:
1) 1 fabric panel with a main center panel and smaller accompanying designs (I used Night Sky, When Snow Falls 24" x 44" Panel, 56178 13, When Snow Falls by Deb Strain for Moda) – Check out Yanke Quilters wall of panels
2) 1 yard background fabric for bordering blocks, center panel and lattice pieces
3) 1 yard border fabric (I used 5.0” borders) and rosettes
4) 4-6 fat eighths or quarters of coordinating fabrics as needed. 2 should be solids or very small print reading as solids for applying decorative stitches.
5) Batting and backing fabric for quilting – yardage will depend on the size of your panel. My quilt measures 48x48 (finished) using the 22’’ x 22” (unfinished) center panel and surrounding it with 6.0” squares bordered with 2” border strips and a 5” border (unfinished dimensions).
THREAD:
1) 4 spools serger thread to match main body for overlock stitching
2) Decorative Thread Options: 12 wt decorative and/or metallic thread for flatlock and other visible decorative stitches I used Wonderfil 12wt AC1267 Tomato Red, 12 wt GlaMore GM2000 (silver) or GM8201 (white), GM4131 (tree top green)
(Note: you may want 2 regular sewing or serger thread close to the decorative thread shades you use. Don’t buy new; go to your stash. Embroidery threads work well here to match the 12 wt threads.)
3) Note: you may want 2 regular sewing or serger thread close to the decorative thread shades you use. Don’t buy new; go to your stash)
NOTIONS: Ribbon, Yarn, Lace insertion tape, lace, cording for piping– depends on how you would like to embellish your blocks
General Notions requirements for this project:
-Tailors chalk for marking linen
- Best Press or other good fabric starch – it is important to starch the linen well before cutting and then again before you sew/serge on it! I suggest prewashing the linen.
-Large eye embroidery needle for threading and hiding the serger threads
-Fraycheck
-Rotary cutter with new blade and at least 18” ruler
-Bodkin to weave ribbon through insertion tape, if using
Standard Notions Required:
1. Your serger, power cord, foot control, all accessories and the manual. If you don't have the manual, please download and print one from the internet. It is a great resource. Be sure to bring the tool that allows you to change the needle. It is either a tiny flathead screwdriver or a tiny Allen wrench. If you don’t have it, try to replace it before class.
2. Standard sewing supplies : Rotary cutter, scissors, rotary cutter rulers (6x18, 2.5 x 12), seam ripper, Best Press or other fabric spray starch, Fraycheck (for sealing ends of threads), pins or clips
3. Long tweezers (these come with every new serger, but if yours has wandered off, please be sure you bring one!) They are your best friend when threading a serger!
My Basic Layout: 52 X 52 Unfinished / 48 x 48 finished
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