When I posted my bum wipes, I was asked how to do the 4 corner turn on the serger. So, I took pictures this time and decided to inspire all of you to make some wipes!! Join me in using your flannel stash and make some wipes!!!
OK, off we go................
Step one : Cut your flannel. I cut mine 6" x 6". If you are making nose wipes, then they only need be 1 ply. If you are making bum wipes, then cut 2 squares per wipe. Be sure to cut them very straight. This will help when you serge. You can either use your rotary cutter or measure, snip and rip the fabric. Both works.
**I appologize for the quality of some of these pictures. It is really hard to get close ups of the presser foot area of my serger.**
Step two: If you are making bum wipes: place two, wrong sides together, and put in position on your serger. If you are making nose wipes, then just position one square. Do not line it up so that the blade cuts the fabric, but instead, place it under your presser foot with the square cut edge against your blades. Serge.
Step three: Serge to the bottom edge of that side. Then, chain one stitch off the edge and end with your needles in the up position.
Step four:: Now, here is the tricky part. I could NOT get a good picture of this, sorry. If you look at the throat plate of your serger, you will see "fingers" that point toward the back of the serger. Your serger thread kinda knits off of these as you serge. Now, raise your presser foot. Clear the stitch fingers by pulling slightly the slack in the needle thread and sliding the stitches off the fingers. Pull the needle thread taut above the tension discs to remove any extra slack.
Step five: Pivot the fabric, aligning the cut edge of fabric with the knife. Lower the needle into the previous stitches on the new stitch line. Lower presser foot and serge the second side.
Step six: Repeat this with the next corner. Then, on the final corner, serge off the edge and leave a long chain.
Step seven: Get a large darning needle, insert it about 2"-3" into the back side of the serging stitches near top edge. Thead the needle with the serged tail and pull through.
Now, cut thread at the point where it leaves the serged edge. Taaa Daaa, you have a wipe! Happy bum and nose wiping!!!!
Sew~A~Long: Bum wipes and Nose Wipes....
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