I made a quilt for my oblong table and I use it when I am having company. I works as a hot pad too. It is maroon so it is dark and doesn't show stains. I use my quilts that I keep and just wash them up. I don't always use soap so I guess a lot of times I am just rinsing them. I throw them in the dryer and that is that. So far they have held up. I think I made my first small quilt in 2000 and it covers a footstool and gets washed a lot. It is a little faded but otherwise it is okay. I like to make things and use them and I hope my quilts I give away are used also.
So I loved seeing those quilts on the tables. It looked really festive.