I always wash mine so I can see the finished product. Like Julie said, I too usually find more clipping to do or something I forgot to quilt. My quilts have been all over the floor by the time I have finished them. When we had cats, I almost had to fight them to get the quilt out from under them. Now the New Dog waits for a corner to drop and he is on it.
Julie, I notice you are from NM. I am too. Waiting for rain this evening and hope I don't have to water tomorrow. Seems like the rain goes around us all the time. Rest of the state can be floating away and we are still trying to keep plants alive. Oh well, can't complain too much.