What one loves, another might not - to each his own.
I like the feathers, but also like many other quilt patterns.
I tend to prefer the not-so-densely quilted quilts - seem softer to the touch and to my eyes.
As long as the quilting is no farther apart than the width of my fist, I'm satisfied it will hold up to washing, and isn't that really the original intent of quilting the piece - to prevent batting from bunching in laundering.