Once spent an interesting :rolleyes: afternoon swearing at my machine and cursing like a sailor (no offence to sailors...) because I couldn't get the tension right. Just before I threw the machine and probably myself to follow, through the window, I discovered the bobbin in back to front. Oh how we live and learn!

Glad I'm not the only one who does things like this! I think sometimes we concentrate so hard on the 'difficult' bits that the 'easy' things get forgotten!

I feel so much better now!

Oh My, you made me LOL! I think we have all done that, at one time or another.

i love sitting for an hour and then only realize that the machine wasnt threaded correctly. but only after ruini g the fabric i was working on. ahhhh the joys of not paying supper close attention.

Took me almost a year to realize my bobbin case was MISSING the tension screw. no idea if it was missing when I bought the machine, but took the repair guy about 3 seconds to install a new one. I've been good to go since! And sewing a beautiful curve together, with no thread in bobbin, been there, done that!

Good time to laugh, take a break and enjoy!

These problems used to make me CRY! Now I consider it a class in troubleshooting my machine. Next time, I say (like I'm a sewing machine tech or something) I know what is wrong and how to fix it!

Nope or the top thread was wrong. Very frustrating and always feel like an idiot

Oh, you are so not alone! Last week I discovered that I had not been threading the machine correctly to wind the bobbin. I have only had the machine for 10 years! Granted it does wind the bobbin tighter and sews like a dream now.
I will also confess that I broke down and cried last week because I could not get the darn 1/4" seam just right. I bought a 1/4" pressure foot and would you believe it is w o n d e r f u l !! Also treated myself to a rotating cutting mat, a small rotary cutter for convenience, and a brand new ergonomic seam ripper. I feel better now :)