I see that someone suggested using Woolite to wash quilts. In my opinion that is the WORST thing you can use on any quilt. I made a patchwork reversible jacket for a friend of mine. When she washed it the first time, she washed it in woolite liquid and it made the batiks bleed something terrible. It ruined the whole jacket as she never could get the stains out. Alot of work went into that jacket and she never wore it again. All of the material had been pre-washed a couple of times and I used Retayne on them. I won't ever use wool-ite on anything. What a discouraging thing for both of us.