I understand that cleaning out the tub stuff! Sometimes washing a quilt is my excuse for cleaning the tub. Like cleaning the house when company is coming.
Like I said, there are a few chipped (rusty) areas in the washer tub enamel, so no way am I putting a mostly white quilt in there.
Just brought it in, it came out nice.
BTW, about this washing machine. Bought an old house (our first house) in 1981, it was in there on a side porch. Had been sitting our in freezing weather all winter. Tried it, it worked, kept it. After a few months, noticed it was sluggish emptying. Took apart hoses in back, an entire men's longsleeve shirt came out of a 1.5" hose. And no, I did not recognize it. Worked fine after that, had to replace one belt in the last 30 years. It's a GE.