With every quilt I give away, I put in a care sheet dos and don'ts so laundering them isn't an issue. But the one thing that I tell everyone who has one of my quilts is: I don't make heirloom quilts I want you to use them until they fall apart. My daughter visited with my year old grandson and she commented that everytime the baby wanted to be on the floor, I picked up whatever quilt was sitting on the couch or chair and put it down on the floor to cushion him. She wanted to know if there was any quilt I wouldn't do that with.....and thinking about it....there wasn't.....Noah is worth way more than any quilt. I don't abuse quilts but if they get dirty, I just wash them.