I have read several times this week how many wash a quilt before gifting it. I will admit I felt foolish the more I read as I have donated and gifted over 50 quilts in the past 6-7 years and never washed it first. In fact I used my own quite a while before I washed them. The main reason is once washed they no longer look new to me, they look used. However after the recent post I started thinking how bad I would feel if someone washed and something happened to it I could have prevented. Right now I am making 2 quilts for our ladies dessert. Our church has the dessert each year and you pay for your seat with a grocery gift card for the benevolence fund. I always donate 2 quilts to raffle off. Should I wash these first? Will they look used instead of new if I do?