One thing you should tell your friend is never to hang a quilt on a clothesline to dry. There is a *lot* of extra weight in a quilt when it is wet. Water is very heavy, and it puts a lot of stress on the quilting threads (and the fabric). She went to all the work of hand washing the quilt, so she should have laid it flat to dry. Outside you want to lay down a large flat sheet, spread the quilt on top, and then lay another flat sheet on top of the quilt, anchoring the edges with rocks. And this should be done in shade (because sunlight fades the dyes in cotton fabric). I do agree with the others, though, that the fabric is beginning to go.