Oh, no!

Work on the Raggedy Bull's Eye quilt came to a halt yesterday afternoon when my faithful sewing machine stopped suddenly.  Something seems to be wrong with the bobbin case and/or shuttle assembly.  I took the assembly apart, dusted and cleaned it to no avail.  The shuttle moves smoothly without the bobbin in it, but with the bobbin it grinds and refuses to budge.  I tried some tips found on-line, but it still didn't work.  So instead of sewing the binding strips together, I played mechanic till time to make supper.  I will attack it again today.  While my Kenmore is not fancy it has been dependable for about 37 years now and has sewn dresses, shirts, suits, quilts, baby clothes, and more.