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    Old 11-18-2008, 05:35 PM
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    All of the above...especially the bobbin barf and it just running out! But having to "break" to make dinner is another, and I also hate having to cut my evening "short" so I can get up for work the next day - don't we ALL do our best work after midnight????
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    Old 11-18-2008, 07:03 PM
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    It's gotta be the tangle of thread on the back of my quilt. I can usually catch it right away cause my machine sounds different, but sometimes I go awhile before I catch it. What a mess.
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    Old 11-18-2008, 07:05 PM
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    Originally Posted by kathiet
    All of the above...especially the bobbin barf and it just running out! But having to "break" to make dinner is another, and I also hate having to cut my evening "short" so I can get up for work the next day - don't we ALL do our best work after midnight????


    I thought it was just me that does that. When I don't have to work the next day I could quilt all night. It's quiet and there are no interruptions.
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    Old 11-18-2008, 07:46 PM
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    Badly written instructions... :evil: :evil: :evil:
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    Old 11-18-2008, 08:05 PM
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    My pet peeve is when the person cutting your fabric cuts it too short and crooked to boot! :x
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    Old 11-18-2008, 11:13 PM
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    Well let's see . :roll: Machine jamming , refuses to sew , machine chewing up end of fabric , big lump of a dog in the way , bobbin running out of thread , Um , I need some happy pills please . My address is #$% )(*&^% Annie
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    Old 11-18-2008, 11:27 PM
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    I have to say cutting wrong AND not having enough time to sew...it seems like I just get everything set up when I have to take it all down again, after barely making a dent in whatever project I am working on. :evil:
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    Old 11-19-2008, 02:55 AM
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    Needle breaking right in the middle of quilting a quneen size quilt or a bridsnest of therd in back because I need to change my needle.
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    Old 11-19-2008, 03:36 AM
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    When all I want to do is QUILT and family/friend asks, "Since you are always sewing anyways, can you hem these pants, can you add a button on this shirt, can you make me curtains......." AND I just reply, my machine only quilts, sorry...... LOL
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    Old 11-19-2008, 04:31 AM
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    Harmony: just genlty hold your two treads behind the foot for about the first 4 stitches and you will never have thread puke again. I was taught this trick back in the 60's in high school homec. Try this and let me know if it works for you. You can also glue a piece of Velcro behind your foot and it will secure the threads also for a few stitches.
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