Well, that's not in my nature. I've been plugging along and actually doing pretty well lately. Until...yesterday. Then it happened! The bobbin ran out! OMGosh! My thoughts immediately turned to my friends who always rescue me.
When Nancy told me to just change my thread color by "tying the new one to the old one and just pull it through”—that was a game changer for me! GAME CHANGER! I’ve done it many times with complete success. I'm no longer afraid to change the thread! Win!
But yesterday, when my bobbin thread ran out. I kinda’ freaked, and was going to call her for emotional support. Instead, I took a deep breath and told myself I could figure it out. I pulled out the “quick start” card, but there was nothing about the bobbin. I had to go to the “book.” I wasn’t sure what to call what I needed to do—change the bobbin or replace the bobbin. My friend, Karolyn came over and replaced the bobbin the one and only time it ran out.
But yesterday, when my bobbin thread ran out. I kinda’ freaked, and was going to call her for emotional support. Instead, I took a deep breath and told myself I could figure it out. I pulled out the “quick start” card, but there was nothing about the bobbin. I had to go to the “book.” I wasn’t sure what to call what I needed to do—change the bobbin or replace the bobbin. My friend, Karolyn came over and replaced the bobbin the one and only time it ran out.
Everything takes me longer, but I found the page. I opened up the bobbin door and pulled it out. Then I panicked because I didn’t pay attention as to which way everything was pointing or how the thread was coming off. Luckily, I had also taken Nancy's advice about buying the pre-wound bobbins. So, I followed the pictures carefully and put everything back in. But then, the thread was sticking out towards me and I could not figure out how to get it to go up and come out towards the needle! I looked everywhere in the instructions and couldn’t find anything about that. I decided to close it all up and see what would happen. I rolled the big wheel and it seemed like a miracle—a tiny little loop came up. I carefully grabbed my scissors and pulled it out. OMGosh! I couldn’t believe it. I took a scrap and practiced and it worked!! I cannot believe it! I actually did it all by myself. I felt like a proud little kid—even if it took me 30 minutes to do it!! I actually like that little kid feeling--all giddy--even if I'm 74!
I couldn’t have done it without my friends!!
I couldn’t have done it without my friends!!
So, this post isn't exactly a frustration at all. Perhaps I should call it "Feel Good Friday!" Because when it was all said and done, I felt good!
This is what I was stitching--for Jordan's wedding album:
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