I, too, had a break in the sewing action....when my newly-replaced-just-yesterday-blade "bit" me pretty good on the middle left finger across the middle knuckle. Bleeding, oh my goodness!....decided I probably would need stitches to keep it from opening every time I move it. So, I drove myself to the ER 25 minutes away, riding with my hand in the air, muttering to myself for my foolishness.
They put in 3 stitches -- numbing the finger was by far the worst part! I was out in an hour, a record time for an ER visit. But the big ole bandage will keep me out of the sewing room tonight. I was just beginning to cut for a new quilt, too, fudge, darn, and phooey!
Jan in VA