I have not used the pounce but I do mark my quilts with a papermate smartwriter and I have never had a problem getting it out of the quilt I mark all my fabric with it have been using it for about 10 years. I buy them at the dollar store or walmart they are yellow and they come in a package of 5 or 6 in the package you just turn the lead out and the when all the lead is gone I throw it away. I love this pencil I gave one to my mother-in -law because she used a reg pencil and she had a hard time getting it out