Thank you. Yes I made sure to put the needle in the right way.
I've checked and rechecked the bobbin. I've reloaded the bobbin and rethreaded the machine for an hour.
Every time I think it's okay, I try to sew and it either binds up or the thread comes out of the needle even though I'm holding the tail of both the bobbin and the thread.
I just got this machine. Could it be that the bobbins that came with it are not the right ones?
This is my 5th sewing machine and I would think that I could figure this out. But I can't.