Serger Piecing - Bernina Sergers Owner's Workbook

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Serger Piecing

Fabric ............................. 3 strips medium weight cotton 1 3/4" x 4" each
............................................. 3 strips contrasting cotton, 13/4" x 4" each
Needle ............................................. 80/12 Universal, Sharp, or Microtex
Thread ................................................................... 4 cones serger thread
........................................................................ 2 cones YLI Woolly Nylon
Presser Foot .............................................................................. standard
Stitch ............................................................................ 4-thread overlock
Thread the serger for a 4-thread overlock stitch, with regular serger
thread in the needles and the loopers. Set all tensions for a balanced
4-thread overlock.
Create two strip sets, each with three alternating strips of fabric.
Strip #1 is light-dark-light; strip #2 is dark-light-dark. Serge strips
together without trimming any fabric. Press seam allowances toward
dark strips.
Using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler, cut the strip sets into 1¾" block
sets.
Use 1 block set from the light/dark/light strip set and 2 block sets from
the dark/light/dark strip set. Discard the excess fabric.
Serge 1 dark/light/dark strip to the light/dark/light strip, matching seam
allowances. The opposing seams will "nest" into each other.
Serge the remaining dark/light/dark strip to the light/dark/light strip.
Press the seam allowances to the dark/light/dark strips.
Trim thread tails and mount the sample on the following page.
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