Without seeing pictures, it's hard to suggest any particular pattern.
Have you been over to Leah's site? Her whole "mission" started because was looking for something other than loops and meandering.
She has over 300 quilting designs to use on your quilt. You can make them small or dense or larger and less dense. ;-) Whatever you're comfortable with sewing and fits your quilt top.
Fair warning - if it's your first visit, you can easily spend hours over there:
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/365project.htm