I had a favorite quilt seemed soooo stiff but I just used it and washed it at some point and put in the dryer and well, duh all the tumbling made it wonderfully soft. I did a moderately close meander and was so pleased with the look. Now, I am pleased with the whole thing. I often just thought about just tossing the finished quilt in the dryer with towels or other large items and let them tumble with out washing it. It seems it would help the quilt .... relax.