I love my F&P mechanical pencil. But I find the markings rub out very easily. I had marked the center of a quilt I am handquilting and by the time I got done with my first hoopful of quilting all my other markings had rubbed off! So now I use it to mark as I go, it was a hard lesson learned. Maybe because so much of the quilt rubs against itself when handquilting with a lap hoop you will not have the same problem with machine quilting. I suspect it will also stay better if loaded on a rack.

I don't know if ironing it will heat set your marks. You may wish to try it on a piece of scrap fabric if you have any left.

It's all going to come together beautifully and she is going to love it for sure!

that is beautiful already. quilting will make it gorgeous!!!

Can't wait to see the finished quilt ! so beautiful