My machine must be a slow learner 'cause it never says anything like that and it's over 45 years old. I, on the other hand, do say things when bobbin runs out midseam. No, it's not "Oh, you naughty bobbin." I often check bobbin thread and guess whether I have enough to finish (not always correctly, tho). When I refill it, I only wind as much on bobbin as I think I'll need, especially when it's not a color I use often. The thread I remove gets wound around a small folded piece of cardboard or paper and saved for hand sewing. Can't waste good thread![/quote]
I try to fill the bobbin for what I think I need for the HandiQuilter and I miss guess it everytime. Run out about an inch or two from being done. Those HQ bobbins hold alot of thread so I hate to completely fill it when I'm so close to the end. With what's left I fill my sewing machine bobbins to use in piecing.