the bed quilt on my bed is a whole cloth all white, cotton top, flannel back wool batting...people LOVE this quilt even though to me it's nothing special, just two pieces of fabric with batting and an all over swirly quilting design...i have tossed this quilt into the washer (regular cycle) and the dryer regular cotton setting and it has always come out just beautifully. i do not tend to treat my bed quilts ... special... i wash and dry them, if they do not hold up i learn why and make a new one. but the white one has been washed and dried numerous times in the past couple years and it is just as fabulous now as it was when it was first made. soft and fluffy, beautiful. i used the dream wool batting. no special treatment is necessary. :-D