like most things, with practice it gets better. If you use a rocking motion with the needle it helps. also for me I need to keep good tension on the quilt while quilting to keep my stitches consistant front to back. I am able to do about 8 stiches per inch now. I looked at a baby quilt I made for my daughter about 37 years ago and my stiches were not great and were only about 5 to the inch.