I love, love, love seeing your work. I made a small (36" square) wholecloth once and loved it, seeing your work is making me want to try another one! I'm currently handquilting a log cabin, I think a wholecloth after this would be a welcome relief from all these seams! :)
I handquilt the way I was taught to- from one side to another, loading several stitches at a time. I always thought that one stitch at a time would make it harder to keep them even. Now I want to give it a try! A question- why do you aim towards yourself, instead of from one side to another?