One way to feel good about your quilts is to do it yourself! I really mean that. At first your quilting won't be perfect, but the finished product is all yours... and for many of us that counts for a lot! Do some baby quilts, small charity quilts, etc., until you are ready to do a big one. SID or make simple templates you can chalk on and follow or use a very simple template from a magazine. Most quilts are quilted so close that they lose the softness that IS quilts.
My first big quilt was a queen and was quilted using a small necked babylock. OK, my quilting isn't going to win any huge prize, but my quilts have won prizes despite the home job. Dare to do your own! If you are making gifts, or ones for yourself, consider doing your own. I can't imagin trying to get a picture of what I want out of my head and into the head of another. Saves money, too.