Oopsie!

Here is proof that you should not let yourself get distracted while quilting. I took my eyes off the ruler a second before the needle stopped moving. Next thing I knew, SNAP! I still don't know exactly how this happened, but obviously I banged the ruler with the needle and this was the result. Two nice clean breaks.

Fortunately, the longarm seems to have survived just fine. A new needle and it's happily back to stitching. The ruler not so much. But a little super glue, and it's (almost) as good as new.