I made a tied quilt for my Mom back in the 80's. She wanted a fluffy, comforter type cover for her bed. I used high loft batting and acrylic yarn. We washed it fairly often but were careful not to use either hot water or high heat in the dryer. Mom had no problems with it at all. She loved it and kept it on her bed until she died 3 years ago (I then put it on my bed until it was lost this summer).
I also think it must be a personal preference type of thing. But I find tying works really well with the high loft batting.