Betty Ruth

When I was very young (Like 7 or 8 years old) I was learning to sew on my mother's treadle sewing machine and ran the needle through my thumb more than a few times. I quickly learned not to jerk my hand back but to stop and raise the needle so that I could remove my hand. Don't remember if I got blood on what I was sewing, but I imagine that I did when I jerked my hand and tore the needle out of my thumb.

Patty

Ouch!!! Glad you didn't get any blood on your quilt.

Patty

You win for the scariest story!!

ToucanSam

Oh, I am so sorry that I started reading this thread!!! Eek, I got the heebies reading some of these......

Yikes!

vjquilter

Been there, done that on my long arm quilting machine! Those machines have rather large needles too. Last summer, I was working on a customer quilt and in a hurry, sewed through my pointer fingernail in 2 places. An x-ray at the ER (on a Sunday night) showed no broken bones. It really didn't hurt much and my finger didn't bleed much or on the quilt either. It took about 2 months for all the feeling to come back in my fingertip. Right after everything was back to normal, I sliced off the side of the SAME finger with the rotary cutter. Thankfully, it healed just fine and I have finally learned to slow down!!!

Irish Jan

oh yes, I have done that also . needle went right thru the finger, to this day I have a black spot there. luckly no blood and no broken needle. i guess I have been initiated into the sewing world.

Betty Ruth

At least, I have not sliced off any more than a finger nail with the rotary cutter.

iowabelle

I was practicing free motion quilting. The piece really didn't matter, it was just a scrap. But when I sewed through my thumb I thought I'd pass out, then wanted to swear and sit there... but I realized I had projects around that I DIDN'T want to bleed on, so I managed to get to the bathroom. Good thing I had had a tetanus shot fairly recently (and I hope all of you remember that issue!)

One of my friends has a daughter in the garment industry in NYC. This girl has sewed since she was a very young child... and she just managed to sew her finger.

Made me feel better, since the BOM at the LQS laughed uproariously at me.

iowabelle

I was practicing free motion quilting. The piece really didn't matter, it was just a scrap. But when I sewed through my thumb I thought I'd pass out, then wanted to swear and sit there... but I realized I had projects around that I DIDN'T want to bleed on, so I managed to get to the bathroom. Good thing I had had a tetanus shot fairly recently (and I hope all of you remember that issue!)

One of my friends has a daughter in the garment industry in NYC. This girl has sewed since she was a very young child... and she just managed to sew her finger.

Made me feel better, since the BOM at the LQS laughed uproariously at me.

Dorothy of Kansas

Glad your finger is okay! I sewed through my finger, through my nail bed and didn't realize it until I noticed the needle was making a "thunking" sound. The needle had broken off in my finger!! I called my husband to bring a pair of pliers and two bandaids. He pulled the needle out and put the bandaid on. I left it on tight for about 1 minute (to stop the bleeding) and then took it off and put the second bandaid on looser and kept on sewing. I was on a roll!! Why stop because of a little needle in my finger. Of course, I had to change the needle on the machine, since it broke! *giggle* And you know that your saliva will take your blood out of fabric!!!