Many interesting comments. I just purchased a shower curtain in a print that I love, at a garage sale....so I washed it, and was hoping to use it in a quilt also. After washing it, the chintz fabric was very wrinkled, so now I may just use it for a tablecloth. I guess it depends on, if you like that real vintage look, and if you use smaller pieces in the quilt. If you wash it, that may be your determining factor. Good luck whatever you do.