Hi Friend,

You ever have one of those moments where everything finally feels like it’s going right? The block pieces are all lined up and ready to chain-stitch, your coffee hasn’t gone cold, the stars are aligned, the music’s on, and the little light on your machine says—with great confidence—that your bobbin is full?

And yet…

There I was, stitching what may go down in history as my most perfect border to date. Loops and swirls just flowing, rhythm steady, my stitching voice saying, "You’re in the zone, Donna. Keep going!"

I was feelin’ it. I was quilter-of-the-year level confident.

Then I got to then end of the chain and started pulling, expecting to find the "flags."

And stared.
And stared harder.
Because not one. single. stitch. had caught. 😳

The bobbin? Empty. Like, desert dry. Like “you’ve been quilting into thin air for 20 minutes” kind of empty. And the machine? Smug as ever. No warning. No blinking. Just humming along like nothing happened.

I may or may not have yelled “TRAITOR!” at it.

What followed was the usual sequence: denial, grief, mild profanity, a peanut butter cookie, and finally… acceptance. Because in quilting, as in life, sometimes the bobbin lies.

So here’s your Fun Friday reminder: always check the bobbin. And then check it again. And then maybe one more time, just to be safe.

But also? Laugh it off when it happens—because it will. And you’re in good company here.

Keep stitching (and checking that bobbin),
💜 Donna
Fox Country Quilts

P.S. If you’ve got a funny bobbin story—or a machine that flat-out gaslights you—reply and tell me. You know I’ll read it with a cookie in hand.