My day started out Great..DH gone to work, and no Grandkids to watch today. So i got ambitious and clean my house, did the laundry then decided to do my Grandson's quilt. It was all going along so well, i should have known. After getting it all quilted together (stich in the ditch) I wanted to serge the edges as it's got a satin backing and needed satin binding. Half way thru i got my left index finger caught in the serger!!! Don't ask me how i did it I don't know. That has Never happened ever! All afternoon i kept looking at my finger saying "stupid, stupid, stupid" By 5:00 the throbing stopped enough for me to continue so here it is!!!!!! (And i was worried about doing a satin backing) LOL

OMG got cold chills reading this. Quilt turned out great. How's your finger?

Ouch! Quilt is so pretty, but how are you???

oh my, well it turned out great. hope your finger gets well soon. :shock:

Ouch! You still managed to make a mighty fine quilt.

So sorry about your accident, but it's a beautiful project. You did a great job. Hope your finger heals quickly. I somehow got my thumb under the presser foot recently and couldn't get it loose, and the needle went threw my nail. Ouch!

Ouchie!!

Oh I hope you are better. I hope the throbbing is totally gone and doesn't come back. The quilt is darling.

That had to hurt!

Get out the ice for that owie! Hope it heals ok! Love the quilt!

I am much better tonight. My finger is black and blue but the throb is slight. My DH laughed his a-- off where he heard. He kept asking "how did you do that" I still don't know!!! All he says is "good thing it wasn't the middle one" Such a comic!!!

Sorry about your finger. The quilt turned out great.

I'm so sorry about your finger. I too am proof that you can quilt with only 9 fingers. In 2006 I had a work accident and a saw blade took my right index finger. I have about an inch still there. I am even a receptionist that sits and types on a computer all day. I have gotten pretty fast at that too. So it is possible. I am so glad to hear that your finger is still there though. Here's to more quilting and be careful of the sergers they can be dangerous. :)
Blassings!

I had no idea you could get your finger caught in a serger!! You bet your sweet bippy I'll be wayyyyyy more careful!! so sorry, but what a cute quilt!

Cute

Ouch! Been there, done that. You are making a fine quilt. Take care of yurself.

I got goose bumps reading of all the mishaps that others have had. I once got the tip of my middle finger nearly cut off by a sickle mower, used to cut hay for cattle. I ended up with 2 pins in the 2 bones of my finger, lots of stitches, a cast, and luckily, the finger looks pretty good, and I have great dexterity in it. The worst part of the whole ordeal, was that I worked in a bar, and the guys just thought it was a hoot, that my middle finger had a cast on it and I was giving everyone the finger. LOL

think i need a ice pack now .. hope you finger feels better soon. love the quilt

Holy cow! Take care of you finger. That had to be painful! Cute quilt with such a story!

OMG! Sorry to hear that. So are you saying you lost one finger. My serger has a guard on it. It turned out to be a beautiful quilt.

Manages to sew my fingernail the other day, which shook me up. Guess my attention wandered. Can't imagine the serger. uGH. The quilt is lovely. You are one strong woman.

Ouch Hope you heal fast.

Oh, your quilt is lovely, and yet I feel your throbbing pain!

OMG I can't imagine how bad that hurt.

Hope you are healing well. Your story has made me more conscious of the serger as I do most of my sewing on mine.I never believed I could sew through a finger until I did it last year(and there was a foot on the machine!).I can only imagine a serger to be 4 times the stab.Keep the other nine fingers safe.

very cute ! you finger stuck is my nightmare! I have parkinsons.. hands go left right. needle up and down.. zig zag stitch for me is NOT GOOD on the brain.. I have to fight to keep my hands from moving the way they want to while ON meds.. ha ha..

so very very sorry !

love the quilt.. and satin backing !!
Ell

And there is no blood on the terrific quilt.

Hope your finger is getting well!

Your quilt is very nice. Do you have a current tetanus shot?

Sending good thoughts for happy healing. Quilt is cute and done!! (Done counts for a lot in my world!)

OUCH!! How is your finger? that make me hurt all over reading about your finger. Love the quilt though, good job.

Your quilt turned out very well even with a stitched finger. I have sewed my finger also and boy does it hurt, of course it will heal but never as soon as you want.

OMG I have never heard of any one getting hung up on there serge. That would just scare me to death.

Cute quilt--be very careful next time!

Sorry about your finger getting caught, I did not get caught but cut the tip of finger with the scissors. Did not realize how sharp the were, but all healed up now.

Well at least you didn't add a little color to the quilt. It looks great! Hope your finger is healing well.

So sorry about your finger. I hurt just thinking about it. The quilt is beaufiful.

Great quilt but I am still shaking thinking about catching a finger in the Serger! Hope it heals quickly.

Wish I was as easy as kissing it to make it better.

I am so impressed NO BLOOD ON THE QUILT. Every time I cut myself I seem to get blood on the quilt...glad you better!

The quilt is so cute. Sure hope your finger gets better soon. Your accident will make me more cautious using my serger and my sewing machine.