Husband called me at work to say that he was very sorry, he doesn't know what he did, but he thinks he broke my machine. He (aaaggghhh)tried to sew a ripped pocket on his pants, and after 7-8 stitches he realized that it wasn't working. He cut the thread and sewed his pocket by hand. I will give him an A just for trying to sew it himself. NOW, do I tell him that the machine is set for free motion quilting - no feeder dogs up and it has the fmq foot on it??? Or do I make him feel real guilty :roll:

How old is your machine? Do you want a newer one? :twisted:

Well were you looking at getting a new machine? HMMMM
I'd have to tell or I would feel guilty. And yes an A for trying!!

that's halarious.. My husband would NEVER touch my machine, so I'm impressed that yours did... I think you should tell him he broke it and its irrepairable and he should buy you a brand new one. tee hee

LOL........ You may want to tell him later after you get home and check out the situation. He may have created quite a tangle that you will have to "fix" before you can sew again. I am all for being honest, but you won't "know" for sure until you can check it out!!

Oh, let him sweat until you get home. Then tell him. But get him to ask first in the future, just in case! And see how much mileage you can get out of this. :?

He has NEVER done this before, he must have really needed those pants! Machine is only 2 years old......hmmmmm I do want an embroidery machine.....

He was sewing with my varigated fall Superior rayon thread as well, how colorful that pocket would have been!

The way I feel about men lately guilt is the way to go. Let him think he broke it for a few days then tell the truth. What would he have done if you broke something of his???

I would milk this all weekend if I were you! :lol:

Definitely keep the thought for future use. (It may be a get-out-of-husband-trouble free card).

Mine used my machine when he made me a quilted clock. He called his mother in a panic when he ran out of bobbin thread. Thought for sure he had broken it.

I'd let him sweat for a while. My husband, also, would NEVER touch my machine. Pretty sure it might bite him or something. If he breaks it, he has to replace it. LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: That's aways the scariest thing for him. I don't touch his tools, he don't touch mine.

At least he was trying to fix his pants. A for the effort and then he did it by hand. WOW.

OMG that's funny! let him sweat a little while then tell him. :lol:

Mine did that ONCE! Gave him the same kind of H%$L that he would have given me. Work on the machine to "try" to fix it while he is around. May be worth a dinner :D

That's so funny! I bet he was thinking sewing is harder than it looks! Don't you wish you had a video? Poor guy. But I agree with the others, he gets an "A" for effort. And that would have been a stylish repair job had the machine been set up for regular sewing!

I agree. A for effort... can you sit and huff a lot whilst 'trying' to fix it... make him think it's worse than what it is?

Log this for future bribary, but I would come clean... eventually.

My DH would no more touch my sewing machine than he would the vacuum or washing machine. But my son would. I taught him how to do some mending so I keep one machine ready for him, just in case.

laughing....poor guy! :wink:

Where oh where is Eddie, and Henry? Would like to hear what they have to say on this topic.

How funny. I bet he is sweating it. Play it for a while, but let him off the hook.

Oh gosh--this is a riot. :lol: :lol: :lol:

My husband won't even step into my sewing room--he says he's scared to. He vacuums--but knows he'd get in big trouble if all those strips hanging from wooden ladders got sucked away. :lol:

A definite "A" for effort. I'd let him off the hook - after a little while.

My husband would never touch my sewing machine I'm sure of that. He just wouldn't.
I know I would tell him that I'd have to look at it when I got home - and what was so important that it couldn't have waited for a few hours until I got home?... and then I'd have to go to work on it when I got home - just shut the door and start to "work" on it... fix the machine then start to tidy up here or there so it makes it look like I was working on it longer than usual - and then work until it is almost time for dinner and say gee hon, sorry about dinner - you better either make something or go get something.....

I thik you should do what ever your heart tells you to do.
Honesty is always the best. No matter what it is.
Good Luck
Bev

Mine would not touch my machine - he would not know where to start with it. He also is no good in the kitchen, but boy can he dust, vacuum and wash wndows, so I'll keep him.

At least your hubby called to tell you what he did - think I would have waited until I could tell in person.

As I read this thread, my hubby is taking apart my machine. I went to replace the needle , got the new needle, and for the life of me, when I went to take the old one out..couldn't find the dull one. It was nowhere in sight...
and still isn't..

Do you think maybe my hubby was at my machine before asking him to check it out ?????

No way.he is great at oiling, checking and cleaning it for me.but like cooking, is not at all into the sewing end.

He found nothing but the machine did get a good lint cleaning

Good luck, perhaps that embroidery machine is in the stars !!!!!!!

MaryJane

I am waiting...........I AM SURE THAT THEY HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON THIS. Seriously, I am impressed at their abilities. I did 'look' the machine over, and there was a little fixing that I DID have to do, nothing major. I just asked him not to attempt using my machine again, and he did admit that he didn't know what he was doing.

A man that admitted he didn't know what he was doing, this should go in the record books or some sort of man hall of fame.

A man that admitted he didn't know what he was doing, this should go in the record books or some sort of man hall of fame.

Be truthful and the reward might be a new machine. Or if you don't need a new machine, how about money to go to a quilt shop? Let us know what you decide.

kiss him!

By all means tell him "The Truth shall set you free" Honesty is always the best policy. Maybe he could take a sewing class 101. and then you would have another topic in your life to share together. God bless him for trying.

too bad you couldn't record the conversation when he said he broke it and the one when he said he should have left it alone.
not to mention when he admitted he didn't know what he was doing. i hope you kept him in the gene pool. :wink:

My DH wanted to ues my machine many years ago while I was out of town and didn't have the slightest idea of how. Our son about 5 at the time told his Daddy how to use the machine. Can I brag on our son just a little more? Today we had a wiring problem and couldn't figure it out. Thought we'd have to call an electrician. Our freezer is on that braker, so we needed fast action. Our son was only a few miles away at the time. Came over and found the problem and fixed it in 5 minutes. Our son is not an electrican. Just smart.

Well, today is your trick AND treat day! Enjoy shopping for your new machine. Heck, you can always use the current one for a "backup" :o)

Tell him, honesty is ALWAYS the best policy!!! ;)

Okay, okay, I did look it over, and there was a minor adjustment that I needed to do. I did tell him that he didn't break it, that the feeder dogs were down, and it was a pretty easy fix. (cuz he doesn't know what feeder dogs are) But in the future, to please not use my machine. He agreed that he shouldn't have done that and will leave the sewing to me. And I didn't even mention it after the first conversation. After all, what goes around does come around. :shock:

I make it a policy not to lie to my husband.
And I also don't like to make him feel bad, he does the same for me.
I thought that was what you should do for someone you love.

Well the little red thing on one of my shoulder say take him for every thing you can get out of him. But the one on the other shoulder with the halo say be honest. Cause if you don't it will come back to bit you in the butt. :P

Mine would not even atempt to go near mine.Any of them I have three
sewing macnines in house an two sergers an he won't touch any of them.
I've even tried to let me teach him an there ain't no way he's going to touch them.Be honest with him dear it will mean more to both of you if your honest with him.But if you have time an a difrent machine you might teach him on it an not your best machine.Thats what i'm going to do with son an future daughter inlaw.well i seen what you said after i wrote this so i'm back to edit in away.you did good god bless you both.