With free motion quilting, your hands are a good distance from the needle. It is piecing and keeping your 1/4" seems when your hand is real close to the needle.

Pray I never have to honor of joining your club.....pray, pray, pray.

I use to wonder how anyone could sew through a finger. The other day I found out by a close call. Luckily it missed but now I know how it can happen and will take care that it NEVER happens to me lol

I am going back to my quilting this afternoon with a bandaid on my finger I really have to get these quilts done and yes I was free motion working with my Bernina with the stitch regulator no foot pedal so had to use the off button to get it stoppeed but I did get my hand out of the way before it hit me the second time anyway I am going to soak it and keep an eye on it until Mon. feel like an idiot going to the ER to have them exray my finger

I see that every time I see a video of FMQing. It seems the quilting gloves could get caught up somehow, too..Really have to be careful at all times, no matter what we'er doing...

I've sewn about the same as long and haven't done it, but I saw my mom do it one time on her Kenmore, and that was a memorable lesson. I do hope we're not jinxed!

Speedy recovery, quilter 1! Do get that tetanus shot if you need it, sooner rather than later. I know it seems a little unfair that after sticking yourself with one needle, here are people urging you to get stuck with another one!

See, there's another reason for me to keep hand quilting. When I draw blood, it is only from a small prick. As I tend to pass out when I really get hurt, I will keep in mind, while I am piecing, that the machine is not always your friend. I do hope you heal soon, and the pain goes away quickly.

Ohhh wow what a bummer so sorry

I have been soaking my finger and this morning it is much better if the needle tip did break off in it I think maybe it came out when it was bleeding I will continue soaking it for another day or 2 will try to keep my hand farther from the needle thanks for all the good wishes

I joined the 'club' at an early age when sewing on my mother's old Singer treadle. I was a slow learner and sewed a finger, usually a thumb, many times. I did quickly learn to hold my hand still and turn the fly wheel backwards to raise the needle up out of my finger instead of jerking my hand away and tearing out a lot of flesh. Now, at age 78, my hands shake so badly that I can stick the needle into my finger when the sewing machine is not running. I'm nursing a digit right now because of just such an accident.