Here are pictures of how my work has progressed. I'm still not sure how to set my bobbin tension (the manual shows but it requires tightening the screws and that worries me). I'm also going to try different threads.
The first two pictures are of a normal sandwich with low level batting. The third photo is with batting that's much thicker. It came out great!
Back of Sandwich
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Front of sandwich
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Back of thicker sandwich
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