Hi Lisa, I don't know if I'm much help but here goes:
So far my large quilts are sent to a LA'er. I have no interest in it but love that there are people who do it. My last two quilts were a Log Cabin and a Shakespeare in the Park. Because they both had a lot of straight lines and points (SITP) I opted for swirly type quilting. For the LC I had her do flowers with leaves and vines. I'm so pleased with the results. For the SITP she did curves and I forgot what else. Love them both.
I am basically a hand quilter but am learning FMQ so I can do some smaller quilts.
Sorry if this isn't what you're looking for as I don't have a LA. But I really like those pantos.