wish there was some kind of alarm that would go off when the bobbin runs out of thread!

When I am machine quilting do a whole bunch and realize I forgot to put the pressure foot down. A afternoon spent unquilting.

But they DO have one! I turn mine off though because it beeps at me too early. I like to use every last inch...so I typically sew for miles until I finally realize that its gone..:roll:

well i learned a long time ago, if you drop a spool or bobbin, throw down the end! the longer you hold it the more it's going to unwind! as far as that empty bobbin , I just got my treadle going last week and was happy to be in the living room sewing up a storm and my husband said" why are the falling apart when they hit the floor?"

I hate it when...I finally get organized and set to sew, then the phone rings!! Hate It, Hate It, Hate It!

Anytime is a good time for chocolate.

All of these things have happened to me at one point or another!!! My machine has a bobbin empty alert, but I have been known to ignore it and sew forever before I finally realize I've been running on empty! :roll:

i hate that because my puppy will pick it up and take off running with it so i have to untangle it from the legs of the table and chairs in the sewing room

I'm glad you ladies and some gents are getting a kick out of having a chuckle at our own expense. We are all paddling merrily along in one great, big, leaky boat. I've always found when things get annoying or overwhelming that it helps to put them into perspective somehow and have a laugh (or pet that danged cat). We are so fortunate to quilt for fun. Think of the previous generations who had to quilt or die, and for whom the loss of a needle truly could be a tragedy. Gosh, they would sew entire quilts with the thread tails and tangles we clip off and toss.

Or when the puppy picks it up before you can get it and runs away with it, not only unwinding it but slobbering all over it. Add the worry that if she eats thread it could really make her sick. Ugh!