I am..

[mkmb129]

the proud new owner of a serger!!!!! What to make first?!?! I'm so excited, but nervous! I've never used a serger before!

[ReneeC]

Yay! I love my serger

I make contour dipes and fitteds with mine, out of terry or flannel. You can also use it to do the initial "inside" stitching on a T&T dipe instead of a regular seam. It makes dipes and covers a *little* bigger than using a 1/4" to 1/2" seam on a regular machine.

[deditus]

I practiced by making wipes and doublers when I first got mine.

[Friend]

Fun times! I'd definitely work on snap in soakers or lay in soakers too or mama pads if you wear those.

[mkmb129]

Thanks, friend! Mama pads are a good idea. I actually just got af back, ds is 10 months. Any suggestions on what to use for the actually pad? I'll use pul for the waterproof layer.

[love2bmom]

congratulations! Serging is so fun and you'll find so many projects to use it on!

[go4it]

Originally Posted by mkmb129

Any suggestions on what to use for the actually pad? I'll use pul for the waterproof layer.

I would recommend starting with cheapo flannel - I like used thrift-shop receiving blankets bc they're cheap and I can chuck them if I mess up.

I'd also recommend fleece for the waterproof layer. Almost any fleece will work for mama pads unless you have a super-heavy flow. And they're more breathable... plus the PUL, in my limited experience, is a bit of a PITA.

If you're concerned about absorbancy, you might also try some $-store microfibre towels sandwiched in between the flannel. That'll soak up whatever and then the fleece will stop it from getting out!

When I first started serging - and I'm still a bit of a beginner, with a lousy serger, to boot - I made a ton of wipees, for practice and bc I needed them.

We'd been using plain pinked flannel ones (made from used receiving blankets, of course!) that were slightly frayed after almost a year of use, so I serged each one to a $-store washcloth. Now each wipee has a softer flannel side and a "functional" terry side for tougher messes. The terry is low-pile and cheap; it isn't lovely to touch but it does the trick.

GL!!!

[thanks]

yay for you!

[SBradbury]

Its a great feeling ... mine is just a month old and I love it!!

[Friend]

So what did you make? Do you still need material help or did Jennifer give you enough suggestions?

[mkmb129]

well, I hated it last night. Couldn't get it to work right.. got it to work today, so I just practices with some hand/face cloths and butt wipes.. and omg it is great! I made 4 hand/face cloths and two butt wipes in like 15 minutes!!!! lol What a change that is from T&T!! I'm going to make a few more wipes then move onto trying some baby pants. I want to try mama pads, but I want to get some diaper flannel. Think that would be better then just regular? I will try both pul and fleece and see what I like. Thanks so much for the suggestions, everyone! I'm still learning, but so far so good! I'm in love! lol

[Leilalu]

Originally Posted by emgremore

I practiced by making wipes and doublers when I first got mine.

this is what I am about to do with my new serger. I have heard curves are hard, and want to get good at it before screwing up diapers.