CompulsiveQuilter

Do I have to erase the grey pencil, or do the marks come out in the wash?

kathy

depends on the type of pencil used, hint...ALWAYS do a test, some things never come out :cry:

trolleystation

Try an art gum eraser

Holice

erase all you can first. then there is less to remove in the wash. You don't say which grey pencil you are using.
Type depends on how you get it out.
There are most likely 100's of gray pencils.

CoyoteQuilts

If it is the silver marking pencils that are for marking fabric do not under any circumstance iron it----it then becomes permanent----ask me how I know???

calla

CoyoteQuilts Made me quiver, you must have first hand experence............calla

amma

I have tested marking instruments on scraps of all of the fabrics in a quilt before using them on the final project. This includes pressing over them, I want to know what will work and what won't before hand :D:D:D

Holice

any pencil that has wax in the lead is not likely to completely come out in the wash. It also will be almost permanent if ironed over.