Bingo! Just tonite, I managed to get it all right! I left my tension at 2 and it seems to work fine! I'm just wondering why it didn't work the other day with the same settings???
Just finished a meandering design for a practice 14x14 sandwich. With practice, I could see my stitches getting more even, though there's an occasional stitch or two that seems out of place.
Will keep on practicing, and hopefully I can be as good as everyone here. :)