Originally Posted by ChaiQuilter
I stencil the corners first. Then I find the middle of the border strip and work out to each corner. You will have to fudge a bit. It might help to measure the "repeat" of the border, not including the corner.
I do the same thing. But after you have your corners marked:
Measure the length of the stencil (that will be repeated)
Measure the width between the center of the quilt and where the stencil stopped in the corner.
Divide the length of the stencil (that is to be repeated) into the length of what you just measured.
Let's say the example measures 30" If your stencil is 5", then I would take a pin and mark ever 5". You would repeat the stencil six times. If the stencil is 6", then you would repeat it 5 times.
But if the stencil is 8", then 4 repeats would be 32".
So you need to fit 32" of stencil into a 30" length.
The remainder is 2" divided by number of repeats (4) which is 1/2"
So then you would need to squeeze 1/2" in each of the 4 repeats. I would then mark with a pin every 7.5". DO THE SAME ON THE OTHER SIDE while the figures are still fresh in your mind.
If it was a cable, I would take it out where the cables come together, NOT where they cross.. Sometimes the measurement works better with an odd number. If this doesn't make sense, please feel free to PM me. Get that calculator out. GOOD LUCK !!! :LOL: