Another way to do it is use a patterned backing fabric to do the quilting from the back side. Follow the pattern in the fabric and no marking is necessary.
I recently bought a template for meandering - not feeling it yet to do it freehand. Someday I hope to be just happily moseying along on my own.
Strangely, there is such a thing as shapo memory. When you learn to do the design on paper with pencil, or even drawing the design with the finger on the table, your brain will remember when you start quilting. Go figure!