What a great project to help you learn how to use your machine! I’ve agreed to make 5 ornaments for the ornament swap so far and 3 out of the 5 involve my embroidery machine. There are so many fun designs to choose from!
I understand the fight with the machine. I have had so many embroidery machine issues and most if not all have been due to me doing something wrong. I almost gave up on my old machine when I was having nothing but birdnesting thread issues. It turned out that I was using the wrong bobbin. Another time, the thread I bought on Amazon just would not play well with my machine at all. I was so glad when I discovered the cause of the issues. It allowed me to learn from them so I (hopefully) won’t make the same mistake in the future!
I can’t wait to see what else you make with your embroidery machine!