sorry to hear this happened to you but glad you took time to let us know so it wouldn't happen to us. *4u
Hope you can salvage the shirt.

Been there and done that and still can't figure it out. Only answer is what you said, check everything twice and not be in a hurry. grrr but we live in a hurry up world and don't know just how to slow down at times.

did you use the same fabric and the same stabilizer that you used on you test stitch? Maybe the fabric was not hooped as tough as the test

Happens to me when the bobbin isn't threaded right. UGH! my sympathies.

Honestly I thot that only happened to me! *

Well, let's put it this way - if it wasn't important - you wouldn't remember it - just start cleaning out your bobbin area - when you put a bobbin in it - it only takes a second or too. Hope you were able to save it. Hehehe! Now let's really talk about STRESS - Hehehe!

If everyting in life was to our liking how would we learn? I think that we are being tested when this happens to us. And believe me, I have had a few of those bird nests, and will probably have a few more. * to U

Always happens to me too, but we never learn, never enough hours in the day is my problem, *4u

Well I finally managed to come up with a new design 2 try 2 save the shirt after spending several hours searching for a design. I finally got it all done and yes I fixed the shirt,and brought it down to wet the marks from fabric pen,which is supose 2 disappear with water. You know it the marks didn't go away. It has not been a good sewing day.I have it soaking now trying to get the marks off.Someone once asked which is better fabic pen or chalk,I vote for the chalk.

Do you do your trials on similar material to what you are going to put it on. it is good to have a boo boo tshirt and a boo boo towel etc that is what i early mistakes turned into and and if some one wants a towel they can see the design on the towel however it has so many designs on it it's isn't a toel no more ..