You want a LA'r who will work with you and help you decide what designs you want in your quilt. Ask to see samples of their work. My LA'r has a sample book, like a wallpaper sample book. Each 'page' is divided into quarters with samples of her available patterns. She makes suggestions to me as to what might work in each section of the quilt. How to tie it all together and border work. Her system is all computerized, BUT that does not remove all the work. It makes the measuring easier and such. But the prep work is still required. Computerized will make it more precise.