It's so true, mine also knows when I'm in a rush and can starts to be problematic. I have to leave otherwise the thing will end up "out the window"!!!

gerry, mine always is afaid that I will not return - especially when I have done - is walked away for just one minute to check email or make dinner. A * 4 U.

Hello Gerry,
my machine is also like yours when i'm away for a few seconds thr treads is broken of the needle is broken,so i don't leave my machine alone anymore when i'm embroidering,your not alone with these problem,greetings connie

And I thought my machine was the only jealous one. I can't leave the room, sew on my sewing machine, serge on the serger, or even work on the computer, without my machine acting out. I am so glad to know that I'm not alone. It's funny - I was just talking to someone last week about this and she said her machine was the same. Must be a universal problem. Perhaps someone will research and figure all of it out for us.
Sue

I am so glad to know that this is a problem shared by other machines. I have decided that mine wants all of my attention . I can turn to my left to sew on my sewing machine and it knows. If I roll (in my rolling chair )back and forth it helps. ( but can make me dizzy) HA HA Ha ( as I'm am not allready ) Here are flowers for all

This is such a relief! I thought I was the only one with a machine that demanded all of my attention. I'm so happy to know that I am not alone.

Is there some type of suppoort group for this? EMA (embroidery machines annonymous?) if anyone has any information, please contact me as I would be very interested in enrolling my Bernina. ;0

interesting........ I thought MY machine was the only one that does this!! well my Designer1 does say 'sensor system' but it never occured to me that this could be sensing the owner closeby....lol. our machines do have an interesting personality don't they?! btw mine always breaks the thread if I dare move more than one meter away....... can be veeeery frustrating with those big dense designs! flowers for you and really thanks for bringing this up!

thanks for all your answers, I was thinking I was the only one with such a emotional machine,now it appears to be normal. Flower to you all.greetings.

Gerry, here I thought I was the only one with this problem, and look at everyone else. I have a Janome, & she wants my love & attention constantly, too. The point of getting an embroidery-only machine was so I could embroider & sew at the same time. Oh, HAH! If I even *think* about starting to sew those quilt strips together, she reads my mind & starts a thread nest, or breaks thread, or gets the bobbin fouled up. If I sit there like a good 'machine mommy' and watch her sew & send proud & loving thoughts, then nothing happens! And they say this model doesn't have a 'sensor system', oh, ha ha ha ha for that! Well, it's fun to watch the design take shape, and I've learned a lot about digitizing from just watching sew-outs. Thanks for sharing, friends. Marji

My Machine can be that way too! Thought I was the only one. I guess they get lonely and do there best to get us to stay LOL Thumbie

I never leave the room while my machine is running. They know!!!! Even my cat comes in to sit with me. The dog just comes in to find me and goes back out but ,but the cat wants my attention. I hear some brave soles actually perform house hold chores, while embroidering. One look at my house and one knows that I have other passions!!!!!

Man, I sooooo glad to know it was not Suebee (my machine)I have names for all three of my machines. My kenmore machine is kristy, I have had her for over 20 years. and my surger is Maybell is a 28 years old, and on her last leg. Maybell is takeing a real long good rest , before starting working on our daughters wedding. Kristy, i do all my other sewing on . and Suebee is just for my emboridery and she's the baby, got her last Sept. I love them all dearly. and hate to think what my live would be without them. (boring)
sometimes in the morning the sewroom looks a little massy, and I know I did not leave it that way, I know the girls have been having a party again.

Really ladies, our machines are no different to us, are they? We all like to feel that someone that loves us is close by, and there to give us a helping hand when needed. Now does that make our machines human, or does it make us machines! Hugs and flowers to our machines!!!

boy am i glad im not the only one can i please join the list of those that have loving machines that hate it when we leave the room. And people say its ONLY a machine LOL :)

Personally I don't know which is worse the machine or the husband. If I am not at the machine he says :I don't here that machine. I know I am hooked but I sort of think he is too. HA

my machine and i whe the best friends the machine work and i look all the time and i think this is the best way lol gr sonja