kerriy--I just read that when the low bobbin alert is activated on this machine, the machine won't stitch at all! Is that true? To me, that's not an ALERT if it just shuts down! It may as well just run out of thread and quit just the same! I read that on a review, and another owner said she just puts a piece of tape over the sensor in the bobbin area so she can finish sewing off the bobbin. I don't want to be bothered with all that. What is your experience? (Thanks again. And again!)