knowing how much it would get washed I used my triple stich on the machine so it would hold up to the beating. I only use that stich on baby quilts. Use a little more thread but well worth it.
Believe me that quilt has taken quite a beating through the 6 kids. My daughter uses a shout everytime she throws it in the wash and thats about every other day. We figured it out it has been washed over 29500 times.