Equigle5 - i've had the same thing happen. And with me it was 5am and I had to go to WalMart. The pens I got weren't very good.
The raggedy brick is sewn now all I have to do is cut the raw edges of each brick into 1/4 inch fringe. I'm thinking about a week if I don't get help. But it does mean the table runner UFO is on the machine. Today I did the stitch in the ditch around the outside and inside borders. Yeah, 8 hearts to go to the finish line. Hope to be done before tuesday. That's my start date for the Star Flower UFO. Tight deadlines right now.