This stylish quilted purse is created entirely on the Pfaff Coverlock Serger.

The base fabric is custom quilted with the chain stitch, while the pocket is created with stitch & flip quilting. Susan Pfaff demonstrates how to quilt, sew in piping, and create a button loop all on your serger!

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Quilted Serger Purse

Susan Pfaff

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Quilted Serger Purse

To make the Quilted Serger Purse, cut: Two 12 x 14 main purse fabrics Two 12 x 14 battings Two 10-1/2 x 13-1/2 lining fabrics Two 10-1/2 x 13-1/2 fusible interfacings 12-1/2 x 6-1/2lining fabric for pocket Three 3-3/4 x 7 fabric strips and batting for outside of pocket Four 1-1/2 x 7 fabric strips and batting for outside pocket One 1-1/4 x 6 bias strip of coordinating fabric Two 20 lengths of decorative cording One 13-1/2 length of covered piping One 25 length of covered piping Coverlock Piping foot #820325096 Coverlock Strap and Belt Loop Foot #820313096 Optional: Make your own covered piping with: One 1-1/4 x 15 bias strip One 1-1/4 x 27 bias strip One 15 cotton cord approx. 3/16 One 25 cotton cord approx. 3/16
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Sewing Supplies
Pfaff Coverlock Serger Rotary Cutter, Mat & Ruler Serger needles EL x 705 Jeans Needle #100 or 110 Sulky KK2000 Temporary Adhesive Spray Serger Thread Water Erasable Fabric Pen 3/8 yd. main purse fabric 3/8 yd. lining fabric Warm & Natural cotton batting 1/2 yd. lightweight fusible interfacing 1/8 yard each of two coordinating fabrics for outside pocket 1-3/8 yd. decorative cording for handles 1-1/2 yd. covered piping 1 button 1/4 yard lining fabric for pocket

Note: To set your serger up for each of the techniques, follow the instructions on the LCD display, or see your instruction manual. Serge: Spray KK200 temporary adhesive spray on each piece of batting. Place main fabric 12 x 14 fabrics onto batting, with the wrong side of fabric to the batting. Attach quilting guide bar. Mark initial stitching lines at 45 degree angles, making an X on the two 12 x 14 main pieces. Quilt each piece, using a chain stitch (stitch #4) 1-1/2 apart. With a rotary cutter, ruler and mat, trim each piece to 10-1/2 x 12-1/2. Set aside.
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Outside pocket: Change serger stitch to 4-Thread Overedge (#18). Working from left to right side of the pocket, place first 1-1/2 x 7 fabric strip onto a batting strip. Serge one long edge. [Figure 6] Place a 3-3/4 x 7 strip on top of first, right sides together. Place a batting strip 33/4 x 7 under first batting strip. Serge all four layers together. [Figure 7] Flip open & press. [Figure 8]
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Repeat with remaining five fabrics and batting strips, alternating colors. [Figure 9] Trim quilted piece to 12-1/2 x 6-1/2. Change serger to chain stitch (#4) or 5-thread safety stitch #20. Snap on the Piping Foot. Stitch piping to right side of upper pocket edge. [Figure 10] Place the pocket lining right sides together with the pocket and stitch over the same line of stitching. Change to the all purpose foot. Flip the lining over and serge the sides and bottom.

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Place the pocket on one of the quilted pieces. Match the bottom and sides. Stitch the sides and bottom to baste in place. Change to wide Cover hem (stitch #3). Snap on the Strap & Belt Loop foot. Stitch a 6 long strap with the bias strip. [Figures 11 and 12] Trim to 4 long and baste to the center top of the remaining quilted piece for a button loop. [Figure 13] Change to 5-Thread safety stitch #20. Place front with the pocket and the back with the belt loop right sides together. Serge sides & bottom. Square off bottom of the purse 2. Serge with stitch #20. Turn right side out. [Figure 14] Baste piping around the top of the bag with the piping foot and chain stitch #4. [Figure 15] Attach decorative cording on each side of purse, placing ends 2-1/2 from center and basting with the chain stitch.

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Fuse interfacing to wrong sides of lining. Place lining pieces right sides together. Serge with stitch # 20 on the sides and bottom, leaving an opening on the bottom for turning.
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Slip the bag inside the lining, with right sides together. Stitch lining to purse around the top edge with stitch #20.
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Turn right side out and press. Stitch the lining opening closed with a chain stitch. Tuck lining inside the purse and press. Add a pretty button above the pocket near the top of the purse. Enjoy!
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QUILTING & TECHNOLOGY WITH HP

Get the Best from Your Scanner W

hen scanning in photos or objects to print on fabric, its important that you set your scanner to the correct dpi. Dpi means dots per inch. If you look closely at the photograph, you can see that 75 dpi isnt a high enough resolution, for a good image. 75 dpi is sufficient, to put on a web page, where it is important to have the image download quickly. When scanning for printing, you want a minimum of 200, and ideally, 300. If you set the dpi higher, you often create a file that is way too large to handle.

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T-Shirt Quilts

eborah Fugitt, Pfaff Certified Teacher had some great tips for preparing T-shirts to make a T-shirt quilt! Wash shirts before cutting them. When clean and dry, press if necessary. Place the shirt on a rotary cutting mat, and using a rotary cutter and ruler, cut off a small strip on the side, and the sleeve. Then cut across the neck. This will give you a front and back. Dont worry about the size at this time. [Figure A]

A popular gift for teenagers, T-shirt quilts made from t-shirts that have special logos from school, camp, etc. or other special memories are fun and easy to make. Heres how!
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Sometimes, you may need to fill in the neckline. Cut fabric from the sleeve and place behind the neck ribbing. Sew through the neck ribbing and fabric.
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Trim away the excess fabric from the neckline area on the back of the block, using your Havels Appliqu scissors.
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Fuse interfacing to each piece. Place a Press cloth on the shirt, to protect your iron from residue from the fusible interfacing. Avoid putting your iron on the right side of the T-shirt, as the screen printing process on many shirts will be damaged by the heat. [Figure D] Decide on the block size. It could be 9, 12 or 15. If possible, use a rotary cutting ruler the size of your block, such as the Omnigrid 15 square ruler. It makes cutting out the blocks a breeze! You could also make a template, from template plastic. Cut your blocks to size. You can finish your quilt with sashing, or just sew the blocks together.

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Deborah had some ideas for making your quilt more interesting. Be sure to include the shirt neck with ribbing detail. Make a pocket using the neck opening to stash treasures. Combine front to back together to create one block. Add a part of the shirt with a pocket. Use plackets with buttons. Add several small designs from the front of shirts to create one block. Create blocks from parts of shirts with no design. Create block with Photo transfers, pictures or maps to replace a design on a shirt that is worn. HP has a project sheet for this on their web site, www.hp.com/go/quilting/. Embroider designs, messages, names, dates, etc. Use patches for events. Appliqu smaller designs to the larger design to keep the shirt pieces together. Add a backing fabric behind Football jerseys with holes. Cut designs out of the t-shirt and add to a piece of fabric. Inset a part of one design into another design. Include parts of other shirts, costumes, or things that hold fond memories. Add special buttons. Use sweatshirts. Make pillows out of leftover shirts.

Sewing Supplies
Old T-shirts Sheer or cotton woven Fusible Interfacing Rotary Cutter, mat and ruler Havels Appliqu Scissors #140000752