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Old 01-23-2011, 08:20 AM
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kwilter
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Take your lovely quilt to a coin-op laundromat and wash it with quilt soap (only a tiny bit will do) in a front-loader, cold water, delicate (short) cycle. You can partially dry it in a commercial dryer until just damp, then spread it out over your bed on a white sheet. The agitation of a top-loader is too brutal on antique quilts (Yes, quilts are considered "antique" after 50 years, not 100.) NEVER, EVER dry clean a quilt because it is a chemical wash and is anything but dry!
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