Originally Posted by
Prism99
Since this quilt is already partially quilted, wash it before taking it apart. Before washing, however, I would run large basting stitches in any open areas that are without quilting
With a quilt that large, I would take it to the laundromat and use their largest front loader
Only after all of that would I take the quilting stitches out and separate the layers.
I think this is what I would do. You surely want to wash it as soon as possible, and if it is basted at least a little, it should survive a delicte wash in a large front loader.