When I make rag quilts, I will make more than one at a time. With this being said, it's because my rags quilts and some old white jeans and an old white bath sheet take a trip to the "laundromat" to spend some quality time with the "big washers and dryers". I don't want the lint in my machines, because you will end up with a TON of it. I found that if I added the jeans to help ruff up the quilts in the wash, then the bath sheet to speed up and help fluff them up in the dryer. I is down time from quilting, but I use it to read or plan out my next quilting projects.