I do not have an automated system, nor do I want one. Part of the fun of the quilt is making the quilting come to life with my own hands. It may not be perfect but it is my own work. I use pantographs occasionally but I prefer freehand. My husband bought me the longarm several years ago hoping I could make some money quilting for others but it is hard to compete with the computerized longarms. I enjoy the creativity that doing it myself allows, but then I am one of those people that would never buy a kit and seldom buys a pattern. I guess I am a rebel.