Welcome to the QB and you are definitely in the right place to ask this question. I am glad you have jumped right in. I hope to see a lot of you here.
I so agree with quilting it first then taking care of the pencil marks always wash your quilt on a gentle cycle and for the pencil marks use Oxyclean. Let it soak for a couple hours or even overnight in the wash cycle and don't put in the dryer until the marks are gone. I did this on a Cathedral Windows quilt and was very pleased with the results.
Again welcome to the QB.
Last edited by juliasb; 11-20-2020 at 08:35 AM.