Yup I hear you. I know what you mean and that is why I do not wash consignment quilts but I generally do wash quilts that I gift. After washing the quilt will have a slightly more puckered look especially if you use batting or fabric that shrinks. I also find that the dryer is what shrinks and puckers it more then washing only. If I wash a quilt made with prewashed high quality fabrics and batting that does not shrink much it will look less puckered then with inexpensive fabrics and batting that has a high percent shrinkage. Also washing on cold and drying with the back to the sun will give less puckering versus washing on hot and drying in the dryer. The good part is many people like the puckered look and feel as it makes the quilt softer and give this lovable quality to quilts that make people want to snuggle up into them.