I did not do it but my sister did it to my Mom's machine while she was out of town. I get this frantic call , she tells me she went over to use Mom's machine while she was out of the country and ... did the same thing. She wanted me to tell her how to fix it before Mom got back in about 24 hours. Well .... lets just say , there was no magic fairy dust , to make it "better".

Ouch! :( I'm so sorry you have such an expensive boo-boo to deal with. Hopefully, they'll have it repaired real quick and you can get back to quilting.

I like the fine fabric tagging guns for basting instead of safety pins - they're so flimsy and so tiny that I don't think they would cause even a little bit of trouble for even a delicate mechanism. They're a pain in the neck to remove, but if you do sew over one (which I've done many times! :oops: ) all you have to do is snip the tag along both sides of the stitching and you can remove the tag.

I just sewed the plastic head on a flower pin into a paper-pieced block last night.

I am very grateful that my 1947 Singer could sew through a plank if necessary and not cause herself a trip to the hospital - but boy, I sure hate making a mistake like that.

Wow, what a disappointment. My Babylock is in the shop for between 2-3 weeks. Thankfully ingot a loaner, but boy.. What a time ofnyear to be without a machine.

That made me sick to my stomach just reading your post. I hope it isn't out too long for repairs and that it doesn't cost too much. I've hit a pin and broken a needle on a wrong foot and felt sick at the time. Luckily it didn't mess up the timing or my machine but I can just imagine how you feel right now. Sending you a hug and best wishes for your injured machine.

I used to have only 1 machine. The one I got for my 16th birthday over 40 years ago. It quit sewing and I was in the middle of a project with a deadline. Got a new one and decided at that point I had to have 2 machines. I have more than that now but never just 1 again. Sewing time is just too precious.

Once you use Sharon Schambers method you'll never use pins again. She has several videos on youtube.

Yikes. This is why I prefer to thread baste. It might take a bit longer but I don't have to worry
about pins going under the needle. Plus it's easier on my hands. :)
Same when I'm piecing. I pin a good inch away from the edge so it doesn't hit the needle or the
presser foot. I know some use tacking and that's also good.

Hope your baby is fixed and home soon.

major mistake
 

I hit a pin with my one year old Viking Sapphire last week! Broke the needle but did not damage the machine. I also destroyed a brand new 1/4" foot by not checking the needle position first. Guess I really lucked out when I hit that pin. I have 4 backup machines just in case my Viking ever quits on me.

I hope the warranty covers any damages for you, and since the machine is only a few months old, would they not give you a loaner. I have a Viking Sapphire as well, and although I haven't hit any pins with her, my thread cutting blade is in the bottom of the machine somewhere. Good luck and I hope it is a speedy repair for your machine.