I’m not sure how I missed this thread but it is hilarious, and sadly a bit too true. I’m glad I’m not the only one out there who has done silly things.
My dumbest mistake was when I was sewing. My awl had rolled off the table and so I was using a seam ripper to help guide the pieces through my machine. I’m not sure what went wrong but the seam ripper flipped up in the air and I tried to catch it with my hands. Instead of catching it, I drove it straight down into my leg with great force. The tip hit my leg bone but it could have been so much worse. Thank God it wasn’t the awl because that would have gone in a good 6-inches or so!!!! Since then my hubby tells me to just let things fall on the floor instead of trying to snatch them out of the air. It’s probably a good thing I don’t juggle.
Let’s see, I’ve gone to a quilt retreat and left all my cords and foot peddle for my machine at home – along with all my bedding and pillows. Ah well, who needs sleep anyway! :lol: I’ve sewn blocks together the wrong way, ripped them out, only to sew them the wrong way again. I’ve sewn my hair (which is long) into my blocks. Now I sew with my hair in a high ponytail. I’ve sewn through the heads of my flathead pins, many of which now have holes punched through them. I’m always amazed to find my needle doesn’t break when I do that and sadly, I’ve done it a few times. I think most of us have sewn 4 feet of fabric, only to discover the bobbin thread ran out 3 feet ago. I’ve finished a quilt only to realize I’ve put a block in upside down or in the wrong spot. Once it’s finished and the binding is on, any mistakes just have to stay that way. If anyone points it out I tell them it is artistic license. I’ve put 2 rotary blades in when changing out the blade. I only did it once and now I’m very careful to double check things when changing blades. I’ve continued to cut with my rotary cutter, not realizing I’ve run out of mat, and ended up cutting my table. I’ve spent hours searching for my darn thimble, only to find it on my finger. :roll:
Originally Posted by kwhite
I have sewed the clothes I was wearing to the project.
Yep, that’s one of my favorites. I’ll be sitting in a guild meeting or at a doctor’s office doing my applique. Then I stand up or try to put the block away only to discover it has been sewn into my shirt or pants. And it is never just a couple of stitches. It always seems to be inches and inches long.
Originally Posted by Eddie
When I was changing the blade on my rotary cutter, I was wiping the oil off of the blade with a paper towel and used too much pressure on it so that it slipped and sliced into the top of my thumb. I didn't think it would ever stop bleeding, after several band-aids. Who knew a major artery runs through our thumbs?
Oh honey, that’s terrible! When I first started quilting and attended my first ever quilt guild meeting, there was an elderly lady in her 80’s that had cut a good part of her thumb off with a rotary blade. I took one look at her bandaged hand and swore to
always be careful with my rotary cutters. So far I’ve never gotten myself, at least not too badly, but I’ve shaved the edges off my rulers with that darn blade.
Originally Posted by Quilt4u
Originally Posted by quiltease
I've done almost all that you have mentioned (minus the fray check, but I HAVE destroyed several machines in other ways), but one thing that hasn't been mentioned..I was ironing steam a seam to some appliques and...yup, the adhesive ironed onto the iron. It ruined the plate as I was never able to get most of it off. It now sits in the box of the new iron I had to buy. Oh and I was doing appliques and... damn, you think I'd learn.
I've done that too. Iron cleaner or sea salt will clean it off.
A used dryer sheet works great too!!