I prewash all fabrics and wash quilts before I give them away. I put in washer use water level for super agitate for a minute, let soak about ten minutes, agitate a few minutes, use fabric softener and let it rinse, pt in dryer and dry on low. I keep turning it as it tends to get into a roll. I drape it over my glass top dining table overnight to make sure it is dry. I know whomever it give it to will not do this but, I try to forget about the care it gets once it leaves here.