have you washed the quilt yet? pencil usually comes out just fine, and cotton quilts only become softer and more beautiful with washing. i wash mine with warm water...not hot... on a gentle cycle and i dry it (look to make sure all the pencil is out before the dryer--you can spray a little (aide along the pencil lines --like shout,) if the quilt was made fairly recently...with modern day fabrics it is going to be just beautiful once it gets washed. that should always be the last step of quilt making...quilted, bound, washed and dried... then it is ready for it's new life.