I took a class of 'fine sewing with serger' last week at the Husqvarna Viking shop in Seven Corners, (Fairfax) VA.
The result was a quilted arm-chair sewing bag with pockets for scissors or such and a handle that can also double as a pin-cushion.
We started by sewing together three pieces of fabric about 2"x45 with a
3 thread narrow overlock. And then we folded a piece over at a right angle, then rotated the left edge some more and then proceeded to sew that edge down the right side. When it was done, I had a tube and when cut vertically then I had a piece about 11"w and all my strips were now a bias pattern. All magic.After that I attached batting and backing to make the pockets. I used another section of fabric to be a backing for lace decoration for the handle. all was put together with lace around the border with the serger and then straight stitching on the top.
At one point I saw a women passing by the Viking shop in Joannes who had stopped and was just staring at me. Absolutely a dead stop just focused on me. when I looked at her stare, I asked if she were surprised that there was this one guy in the sewing effort and all the rest were women? With that she quickly turned and headed off.
I did finish my arm-chair piece in the allotted time (10 am to 4 pm) with only one minor serger crisis (needle narrow not wide and it just didn't do trying a flat stitch to pull ribbon through with the needle too narrow).
so I'll offer a picture to the community collection if someone tells me to mail.
klh in VA