Being fairly new to FMQ, I am still in the "utility" stage, where the quilting is mainly to keep the sandwich together. I still do overall designs, mainly meandering, or loops and swirls. Eyelashing has never been a problem for me and my machine, but I do have an issue with moving too fast and getting the stitches too big, at times.
I guess when I get bored with the all-over designs, I will try to get fancier and do more designing with the quilting.