Sounds to me like you are a good candidate for some Durham (wholecloth) quilting. I love doing white on white, but any colours will work. Or what about Sashiko? In these, the design of the quilting is more important, which sounds like it might be more your thing.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]310514[/ATTACH] Durham wholecloth quilting (around 1920, South Shields, Tyne & Wear)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]310515[/ATTACH] Sashiko patterns on sampler