Well, I'm not feeling too bad, have figured it out. A couple of months ago (May) I was helping my cousin with her new in a box machine and getting it set up to do curtains. While we were there, she had this machine which had been given to her by a friend/her husband's family which she was passing on to me. I said "oh sure" and my husband took it out to the car without me ever opening the case and then he brought it home, put it at the far end of the couch (behind the dog bed even) and then put stuff on top of it. All with me never touching it until today.
I feel bad but not as bad as I did this morning!
I'm watching Craig's List for the next "free sewing/craft stuff wanted" ad. I'll have stuff.. maybe including this machine. It won't get used or appreciated here.