mtkoldra

this will be first that I will try to do the quilting myself, I have almost solid color border and my question is, where do I start marking, from corners inward or from the center of the border?

feline fanatic

I have done both. Some stencils (like a continuous design) are such that you can "shorten" them when transferring them to your quilt top at one end so the design doesn't abruptly stop or look funny.

With one quilt I had chevron lines that I started in the middle and radiated out to either end.

Some designs or stencils, like a feather plume for example, you have to figure out how many repeats you will get in the border and adjust and tweak some of the repeats so they look balanced in the border or work it so they turn the corner in the proper place of the stencil.

mtkoldra

I am using stencils, not sure what the pattern is called, but it is not feathers (diamonds connected with a oval shape lines)

spinnergs

I prefer to mark the corners and center then you can space the remainer. Stretch or squeeze to fit.

feline fanatic

This is the perfect suggestion. With the stencil you describe this would be your best bet if you want it to turn the corner. Another option you can do is a corner motif in the corners like a cornerstone, if your stencil is straight and has no corner cut outs for you.

quilttiludrop

I think this is an excellent way to handle corners!