I have just had a very near calamity. My machine was just stitching the front and back together of yet another zip bag, when there was a terrible noise and my machine ground to a halt. I had obviously knocked over a small cotton reel and the arm of the machine was dragging the reel along. I cleared it and started the machine again but it was out of alignment and it sewed the back on in the wrong place. I ended up using my sewing machine.

I had a scare early on as I did not have enough clearance behind the machine and the arm and hoop hit the wall. ugh! Good to know. as I look over and see a recently placed tape dispenser behind a machine. Lol!

Thanks for the reminder!

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by airyfairy 09 May 2017

Pleasure Penny

I hope she doesn't have any strains or breaks this morning when you give her another try. That is so disappointing when we are going along so well to have it end like this. I'm glad your bag was recoverable. Fingers crossed for the machine.

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

The machine seems to be fine. I put it through a few paces this morning and no problems.

by pennyhal2 08 May 2017

Boy are you lucky!

hope you both have recovered today.

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

Everything fine thank you Caroline

Oh Sarah, yes I think a lot of us have done a similar thing, noise of any kind from your machine is scary. Glad you were able to finish your project and all is well. Sandra.

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

I am hoping after a good nights rest both machine and I will have recovered from the ordeal

What an awful feeling! Glad that you could finish the bag. Hope the other machine is up and running soon! Debbie

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

The bag is not perfect but I am not wasting it just because it is slightly skew.

I hope all will be well now and the machine has reset itself. That was a painful lesson. I'm glad you shared with us so we avoid doing the same thing.

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

Thanks Karen. I only have a very small place to work and I am amazed that it has never happened before.

sorry this happened. Good thing you could safe the project by using the sewing machine !!

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

Thank you Gerry. Thank goodness I only needed to sew around the whole bag

All's well that ends well as they say...but it can be so annoying having machine problems alone the way. Glad you were able to save it.

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

Thank you Penny. I will try and make sure that it does not happen again

Oops yes I have done that too. My cat usually likes to knock over my threads behind my machine. Hope your machine is ok

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

I think my machine is fine, thank you. I will just embroider a small test before I start on another bag

done that to :(:(

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

I will try not to let that ever happen again

Yikes...been there and done that...glad your machine recovered...

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by airyfairy 08 May 2017

It made the most terrible noise. I was amazed that the needle did not break.