I have made one Queen size quilt for my bed and DH paid to have it hand quilted. It covers the mattress and hangs down 20" on each side, that is 7" off the floor and I am ok with that. I wash it twice a year, spring and fall. I wash is in the bathtub, soak it overnight and scrub, rinse, squish, let drain, take outside in a tub and lay over chairs wrong side out.
I know it's a lot of work but I treasure it. I have others that I do wash in the washing machine but they are not as big or are hand quilted.
We don't always use it to cover at night so most of the time it is folded back at night.
sorry, we have no dogs, only grandchildren that will jump on it.
Last edited by mamagrande; 02-19-2016 at 05:03 PM.
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