i never let a quilt out the door before it has been laundered---if anything unplanned is going to happen to it with that first wash i want to know it before giving it away----it is very traumatic for someone to receive a beautiful gift then have a fabric bleed- or a seam not be attached & a hole appear the first time they launder it= i try to save all recipients from such stressful situation= which are so easy to avoid- by my making sure everything is as it should be before gifting it.