Butterflyquilter:
So sorry your machine died. Can new life be breathed in it? If not start serving soup and sandwiches for lunch and dinner, put away the rest of your grocery money for a new or used machine. If complaints come your way, luxuries come in different packages, eating high on the hog is a luxury so soup and sandwiches will have to do.
Look in the papers for machines for sale, sometimes there are real bargains out there and at very good prices. Always insist on a certified dealer to check out the machine before laying out your luxury money for the machine.
Good luck with your search for a machine because we all know we can't live without them. This is just a little bump in your creative world, but don't stop creating because when you get another machine, what a happy girl you will be. Your husband will be much happier too with a talented artist busy on her canvas of life.