Without reading through all the posts, I will state that for me, less is more in quilting. I like the quilting to complement the piecing, not drown it out.
Too often it is as if the LQer is trying to quilt every inch of space and fill every block of fabric.
I am also not fond of stippling. As a quilting teacher here calls it, it is scrambled egg quilting. It has it's place just like all the other quilt patterns.
I like feathers, but as with everything, in moderation.