I found a longarmer through a friend. She did my first quilt, which was all straight lines, with butterflies and flowers, to offset the lines. We did not discuss how to do it. She has done two other quilts for me and we have discussed generally what is to be done, but I have not been unhappy with her choices of patterns, they all fit the quilt. I provide the batting and backing. The funny part is that I drop off the quilt in a parking lot, giving it to her husband, and he delivers it to the parking lot when it is done and collects the check. She lives quite a ways away from me and he works between his home and mine, so it works. (Wonder if the authorities want to know what we are up to, with a bag and a check going back and forth!) She does provide a receipt and charges what other long armers do. She also has fit in a quilt for me when I needed it done in a hurry for my daughter's wedding gift. The long armer was going on vacation and got it done before she left, giving me time to bind it. I could not ask for better service and quality quilting.