Quilt from hell or quilter from hell!!!

I was all set to work on my newest quilt top All secure and raring to go when.......... I noticed I had rats nests on the underside of my quilt, OH HORROR. I got that cleared and then the tension went kafooey. Moving along and trying to ignore the frustration I was breaking needles and bending them every 6". Good thing I have 50 or so left!! OK enough of you! I packaged the sewing machine up. A 20 year old Kenmore with a larger harp so that I can free motion my quilts. It has been 10 years since it has seen the Dr. SO I am sitting looking at this sewing box by the door, with the urge to send it to the curb ( today is garbage day). I stopped looked and opened the box. BIG mistake...... I should have been begging for a new machine I pulled the bobbin and case apart, took the faceplate off the machine and got out my toothbrush, sparkling it was! Then to look at the tension, I played here and there with scraps. HMM looking promising! Should I try it?? Dang another broken needle and then it dawned on me maybe a little too late... The large bobbin was wound in a fashion that it would freely flow and then the brakes were on literally, it was jamming in the tensioner and yanking on the needle and breaking the needle. I will fix that, so I wound a dozen bobbins of this thread. reattached my machine to the quilt frame, repined the quilt and I am on my way. Guess what ?? It is working just dandy. Of course this is the quilt that I plan to overquilt, every square inch in sight and a multitude of patterns. What a time to die and of course I am too cheap to purchase a machine that would be the next best thing in my price range...It may last one more decade! HOrray!