the first quilt I had done by a LA quilter-she charged way too much-the job was nice but I wanted leaves and she hated doing leaves so I got feathers. The second LA quilter I met at the LQS-we talked and I saw samples and we decided on a pattern. About 1/3 the cost of the first and the design was all I could hope for. After that I just told her to 'do you own thing' as we seemed on the same page. She did that on my nieces quilt and the quilting was perfect for the quilt design and fabric. She has on left as I can't seem to do the big ones on my machine. I will use her again as she was outstanding and I love her work!