Have you read the book "Quilting makes the Quilt"? It takes the same quilt and quilts it 3 or 4 different ways and it's true....it looks different each time because the quilter was highlighting something different. It was a fun book to page through.
You did a wonderful job of quilting. I also will put a job in the back of my mind to percolate for awhile. I can't tell you the number of quilt problems I've solved on my long drive into work when the answer just appears in my mind.