I use the stab stitch method to hand quilt. It is nice to find others who quilt "my" way. I don't have any problem keeping the stitches even or straight after I get started.. and I always keep my right hand on top and left on bottom.. I've done it with and without a frame or hoop.
I have also been told that I don't know how to quilt, and am doing it all wrong. I offered to compare my results with hers and she hushed. I look at quilting kind of like I look at riding my motorcycle.. it's not what you ride, it's that you ride.. it's not how you quilt.. it's THAT you quilt.