I just found this thread. At first I stitched every which way I could. On the 3rd quilt I realized that I was moving my hoop around so that I could stitch toward myself. I always do that now. The way I learned to quilt with multiple stitches at a time also developed over a period of time. First I had to find a thimble that fit.(XS is too small & S is too big!)Even with the right thimble I still took just 1 stitch. After a while I would try 2 stitches about once an hour of quilting. When I could do 2 stitches regularly I started trying 3 every once in a while ect... I can do 5 or 6 stitches on a # 10 between quilting needle. When I try to use a #12 I can only do about 3 stitches at a time. I'm always trying to get better!!!