Friday Frustrations

Well, I've about had it. When will I learn? I think it's time to sell. I'm done! Finished! I'm going nuts! It's driving me insane. 

What is it, you ask? My f******g sewing machine. Yes, I'm complaining again! I have managed to mess it up---yet---one more time. I just do not have the sewing "gene" in me! I have only used it once since I got it up and running the last time. And now---it's messed up---for the last time!!

Here's the story:

I decided that I was going to make a little shaker card for the month of October for my 2024 scrapbook. I had these tiny little pumpkins. The plan was to make a shaker pocket with the title card and a transparency. I used my sewing machine to make the pocket. It just about all went well...until...

...it was time to sew the top closed. Somehow I managed to "sew" on top of a tiny pumpkin. Oh well, it is what it is. After this, it went all downhill. I got cocky. I guess I was feeling invincible. I thought I might have mastered my sewing machine. I decided to make a few more pockets--maybe to share with my friends. 

I had some cellophane packaging that I thought would work. I cut it to the desired size. I switched the stitch to a simple straight stitch rather than the zigzag. I sewed it on three sides. 

And then sewed two lines in the middle so once I was finished, all I had to do was cut it down the middle. Sounds easy enough--right? Well, it started out all right.

I trimmed the threads and filled the pockets with the little pumpkins. Then I had planned to just stitch straight across the top. Suddenly I realized that if I did that, then when I cut them apart, the stitching would unravel. 

So I cut them first. 

Once I started the final sewing to seal the pockets, the trouble began. I wound up with all of these threads all over. 

I had no idea how that happened or where they came from.

Then to top it off, I learned that the stitching caused a perforation that literally just tore apart. I think all of those threads are from the stitches that didn't actually "take." 

Now my machine is all messed up again. I don't know how this is possible, but...when I pulled away all of these threads, I have this:

Instead of having just two threads coming out of the machine, there are three. I tugged on all three and they all seem to be attached--to something. I don't know what.

I've had it I tell you! I quit! But, still, I am obsessing about it. I can't stand when things don't work the way they are supposed to. It's nagging at me. It's constantly on my mind. I can't sleep for thinking about it.

There, I've let you see a little of my crazy! Over the weekend, I'm going to take one last stab at fixing it. I have no idea what I'm doing. Therein lies the problem. 

I'm at my wit's end. I really think I just need to get rid of it. I could take it to the shop for help, but that will cost $110--and I only paid 75 bucks for it brand new. I do have a couple friends who know sewing machines, but I'm not sure I want to bother them one more time. 

I think I need to let it go. 

I need to calm down. Thanks Taylor Swift---I needed that.