Sounds like your hand needs more rest before you put it to "work" sewing.  

  Glad it's feeling a bit better.
And just so you know, when I was about 10, I accidentally slammed a car door on my mother's hand!  

  I thought she had already gotten out of the car, but she had grabbed the side of the door, and I didn't notice--and I slammed the door to close.  Poor thing, she was in a lot of pain.  As a kid, I was just so totally shocked by what happened, and felt like I had to be the worst kid in the world. 


  I ended up being more upset than my mother.  Sometimes kids are just oblivious to their surroundings.  Luckily, her hand was fine in a few days.