Be careful using an outside hose on your quilt unless you let the hose run for 5 minutes first. Hoses have green algae and the algae will stick to the quilt and can create mold growth and or mildew. You can pour bleach down the hose and let it sit, then attach the hose to the outside spicket turn the hose on and the water will flush the hose. Ask me how I know. I was doing a test quilt that was going to a pet rescue shelter.