Before you give it away. What detergent are you using,also are you putting it in the dryer.
I'm about to finish a quilt to give away, it seems from the handling it needs a wash also i want it to smell good. How do you handle yours????

I wash mine in the washer on gentle cycle with laundry soap (I use Tide) and then line dry. I put it in the dryer for about 10 minutes to fluff it.

I take it to a laundrymat and put it in a large tumbling washer. I use reg. liquid detergent and throw in a color catcher sheet. Then I put it in the dryer.
I know the people who I give the quilts to are going to be washing them, some more than others, so I want to make sure everything holds up. After washing and drying I check all the seams etc then give to the new owner.
Just FYI I only make quilts for family and friends.

i want to treat it as the giftee might. thus, i wash like the rest of the laundry. that way, if anything is going to fail, i'll know it before giving it away.

That's how I do it. But I put in some color catchers. No special treatment because I'm sure the recipients won't give it that either.

I throw it in the washer and use cold water gentle cycle then I dry normal. I love the way it looks once washed and yes...I have found areas that needed to be fixed on my first few quilts. I am now very careful and stictch twice in my areas.

I wash mine on the gentle cycle and dry it as usual.

Washer on cold, gentle, with Tide, maybe a color catcher.
Dryer on regular, but damp-dry cycle.
Drape over line, furniture, or rack, bed to finish drying.

Jan in VA

In the washer on gental with Tide and Downey, then in the dyer.

Wash in cold, usually with Arm and Hammer Laundry liquid detergent, then dry with a dryer sheet on med-high.