This happened to me. My neighbour left a tap running in his flat and went out for the day. When I got home, my flat was flooded as well (good construction here, also). All of my family photographs and fabric were soaked. I found the best way was to put as much fabric as would fit (without too much stuffing) into a large pillowslip and place what would fit into a dryer. The larger one at the laundromat took a doona stuffed with material.Ithink your word for 'doona' might be 'douvet' cover. Hope this helps.