Originally Posted by
tessagin
I would repair/restitch before washing or you may have a bigger mess with fraying after washing. I would hand wash or put on delicate cycle if machine washed.
Absolutely repair it first!!! I washed a quilt top that I found at a thrift store. Now I have a big mess of open seams. I don't know if I can salvage it or not, but I am going to try because I really like the colors in it.