This is what happens when going too fast....
08-06-2008, 06:28 AM
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I was literally in the last few inches of meandering the border of a baby quilt before FINALLY being able to put it aside for squaring up the quilt to bind it...and before starting the quilting on her twin brother's quilt...and I was so excited and into the zone and ready to be done....
I was just ZOOMIN' along with eyes on the much-longed-for last 2" of empty space left when SLAM....sewed right through the head of a safety pin! (see pictures)
I am going to save the needle and safety pin, tape it to a sheet of paper that says SLOW DOWN and attach it to the wall to remind me to focus and, well, slow down!!
Needless to say, I decided not to finish the last 2" and figure I'm gonna be squaring it up and binding it anyway so... :lol:
I was just ZOOMIN' along with eyes on the much-longed-for last 2" of empty space left when SLAM....sewed right through the head of a safety pin! (see pictures)
I am going to save the needle and safety pin, tape it to a sheet of paper that says SLOW DOWN and attach it to the wall to remind me to focus and, well, slow down!!
Needless to say, I decided not to finish the last 2" and figure I'm gonna be squaring it up and binding it anyway so... :lol:
08-06-2008, 06:59 AM
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i can't believe it didn't break either! usually when I hit a straight pin, the needle breaks, but not this time :lol:
I just use the schmetz needles for machine work - these were size 11 - I'd expect it to survive this kind of encounter if it was a size 16 or 18, but totally surprised my sz 11 didn't break!! :shock:
I just use the schmetz needles for machine work - these were size 11 - I'd expect it to survive this kind of encounter if it was a size 16 or 18, but totally surprised my sz 11 didn't break!! :shock:
08-06-2008, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by reneebobby
:shock: I can't believe that the needle went threw the pin like that. Kind of cool but at least you didn't ruin the quilt.
08-06-2008, 08:24 AM
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Oh my :shock: Thank God it was not the tip of one of your fingers. Believe it or not in my days when I used to sew alot and had long nails I got one of my nails sewn into my work like that. It was not easy getting my finger out from under the needle, lost the nail.
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