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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 21 2008 : 10:25:16 PM
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Hi Ladies!
About a month and a half ago I was sewing very late at night- I just wanted to finish up the project I was working on and was being very...uh very very... single minded about what I was doing. So much so that I did not realize my finger was headed towards certain disaster under the sewing needle. Yup that's right I sewed my finger. The needle broke off, but luckily I could pull it out. Also luckily I didn't bleed on my project.
Now, I know my mom has done this. I have even seen her do it...but please tell me my mom and me aren't the only ones that make goofs like this? (Not that I want anyone else to have sewn their finger! That hurts too much!)
I also remember a time I was hurrying to sew a button on my husband's shirt before work and managed to sew my shirt to his. That didn't work quite right either! LOL
I can laugh looking back- but at the time both were really stressful situations! Anyone else want to share a story of sewing goofs?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2008 : 10:31:23 PM
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Remember the old addage, "Measure twice - cut once"? I swear I forget that & invaribly will goof up the direction or size...
I was working on a Maple Leaf quilt block, in a big hurry...only to realize I sewed two of the smaller blocks upside down...and on top of everything,,,it was for a group w/specific clors,,yep, I did it in the wrong color tones...My Bad!
So Alee, you are not alone in Sewing 101-disasters... lol!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
mjf#72
Sisters on the Fly#472
www.katmom4.blogspot.com
www.katmom44.blinkz.com
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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homesteaderbelle
True Blue Farmgirl
391 Posts
Belle
USA
391 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2008 : 10:51:03 PM
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Oh, I am sorry that happened to you......OUCH!
I have never sewn over my finger, but I have sewn things to my skirt before. I feel kind of dumb when I stand up from my sewing and sew that my project in sewn to me! I guess things like that happen.
Belle
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
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tziporra
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Robin
Seattle
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 10:08:56 AM
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Here's my favorite.....
I'm too lazy to take off the attachment on my serger that will enable me to use the free arm....
I'm stitching a circular seam of some kind (set-in sleeve, shirt cuff, etc.).....
Some fabric from another part of the garment gets pulled under the seam where I can't see it and SNIP SNIP SNIP --- the razor on the serger leaves an enormous hole right in the middle of the garment! ARG!!!!!!!!!!
The moral -- no serging when tired. Or anything that requires the use of razor blades, really.
Best,
Robin |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 11:20:17 AM
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Sergers scare me! LOL Really want one because I am sure it would be awesome to have those great finished seams...but all those bobbins and razor blades? yikes!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 11:29:47 AM
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I like the story of Belle sewing the project to her skirt! I think that is funny.
I did catch my finger once back in high school. It went right through the edge and my finger was too tough to bleed or anything...callused.
I was very lucky.
I have sewn things to clothes, scraps lying there, other pieces laying to close, etc. I have sew folds that were't supposed to be there. I had to just take it out and keep going,,,
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"NEVER underestimate the power of a woman."
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
282 Posts
teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 6:42:49 PM
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I Sewed my finger YEARS ago when I was first learning. and YES it hurt. I figured that was one of those things you only do once. Well fast forward about 40 years! I did it again. I was sewing something very thick and was concentrating so hard on where I was sewing that I forgot to look at where my fingers were. The first time it was just inexperience. I think this time was old age!
I also have learned to quit when your tired, even if there is only a little bit to finish. When your tired no matter how easy the area you are sewing you will mess it up. And then there is the ripping out......... (smile)
Have you ever gotten stuck on how to sew a specific area? I mean it really puzzles you and you can't figure it out no matter how hard you try. Usually if I leave it alone and sleep on it it will come to me how to do it. I have even woke up in the middle of the night and realized how to complete the task.
Thank goodness I don't have a serger!!!! :)
TEDDIE
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Rebekka Mae
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rebekka
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 7:43:41 PM
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Alee- I sewed my finger through the nail when Bella was about 6 months old. Had to rush down to the health dept for a tetanus shot and everything! I too saved my project and finished it the moment I got home (with a new package of needles!)
Sorry to hear about your accident but you are in good company! Rebekka
www.bebebella.etsy.com
As a woman I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
730 Posts
Heather
Iowa
USA
730 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 7:50:29 PM
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When I took Home Ec we all had to have our parents sign a paper that said the school could get us emergency help because once a girl sewed through the nail of her finger and it got stuck. Before they could do anything, they had to get ahold of the parents. Ouch!
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2008 : 8:14:20 PM
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I have sewed my finger with the sewing machine also. I have sewed projects to my own clothes. I have sewed pieces of the project onto other areas of the project. Put sleeves in upside down, wrongs sides to wrong sides, biases the wrong way, cut things out wrong.... yup... lot's of oops over the years. You are certainly not alone! =)
Every path has its puddle. We have a choice - Turn around, walk around, or jump in and have fun! |
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 08:53:29 AM
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| I've sewn into my finger, my fingernail, etc. . .but my most common mistake when I used to make more of my own clothing was to put a sleeve in wrong-side out, and discover it when I tried it on. I don't even know how many times that happened (you'd think I'd learn. . .) I also have learned that there comes a point when I'm too tired and start making little mistakes which will lead to bigger mistakes; I need to recognize that it's time to stop for the night. I did that zipper in the hem end a few times, too! |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 09:06:36 AM
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Yes I've sewn through my finger more than once. I have an industrial Singer machine that I used for many years in my custom drapery and bedding business. It usually happened at night when I was tired. Always the same finger and boy did it hurt! The machine was so fast it would catch my finger in a nanno second.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 09:20:34 AM
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I still have a scab INSIDE my finger. Ick. How long is this going to take? It punched all the way through my finger- I could have put an earing in and had a pierced finger! How weird would that be?!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 10:33:11 PM
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Oh my gosh, I can't count the number of times I've sewn a piece on inside out or put buttonholes on the wrong side of a top. The worst was spilling eye shadow on my wedding dress while I was fitting it on myself. I'm sure my heart stopped beating there for a minute!
I do remember my mom sewing her thumb with the machine late one night while working at home (she was a professional seamstress). The next day I went with her to the doc and he took an x-ray and then removed the piece that had broken off. OUCH!
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Edited by - Jana on Apr 23 2008 10:35:23 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 07:37:09 AM
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Ugh! I am so glad I didn't have to go to the doctor. I sure was unhappy there for a few minutes. I am really lucky it only got the flesh part of the side of my finger tip and didn't go through my finger nail. OUCH ugh. I squirm in my seat just thinking about it! LOL
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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