Sometimes things happen. I've learned to tighten the needle on my quilter before I start quilting, every time. That lesson was learned when a needle fell into the bobbin case when the screw loosened. The needle broke and the result was a trip to the repair shop. Don't get me wrong - I love the sewing machine repair technician, but I'd rather just stop in to say hello.
Lesson learned this time: after putting in a new bobbin, lower the hand wheel to make sure all is well. It wasn't, and once again the needle broke when it struck the bobbin case. The bobbin case jammed, it was really stuck.
I ignored it for about a week. Finally today I removed the throat plate and had a better view and was able to pop out the bobbin case with a small screw driver. I can't recommend this kind of repair, but this time it worked for me. Amazingly, the machine was still in time and I could continue on with my project.
Number of fish left to quilt: ten.
1 comment:
I always lower the needle by hand to see if it will clear the bobbin case....
too many times it doesn't.
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