Barbara Goldkorn is a celebrated expert in the world of sergers, renowned for her dynamic teaching style and four decades of hands-on experience. Her passion for serging shines through in every aspect of her work, through her in-person events, and a carefully crafted line of serger-specific patterns. These patterns—designed to showcase elegant design ideas and innovative techniques—serve as a source of inspiration for serger enthusiasts worldwide, helping them explore the vast creative possibilities of these versatile machines.
Barbara offers 17 different pattern options, each one designed to highlight specific serger techniques. Here are just a few:
- Creating an exclusive fringing stitch
- Quilting on the serger
- Using chain and cover stitches with decorative threads to embellish fabrics
- Crafting table runners and placemats with decorative threads, overlock stitching, and fringing
- Making ruffles with a chain stitch
- Sewing tote bags and clutch bags
- Inserting zippers, texturizing fabric, and flat-locking on the serger
- Designing a decorative fabric wrap for vases
- Creating sheer scarves with ruffles and decorative chain stitching
- Enjoying serger crazy quilting
- Combining long-arm quilted fabrics with serger techniques
- Embellishing children's clothing with creative serger applications