Originally Posted by
Panst
I'm a bit naive on this but what constitutes taking good care of it? Perhaps I need to rethink this but we still use it...this pic is from last weekend! What's the thinking among quilters about using what might be an antique quilt?
It's up to you, but in using it, it will eventually wear out. I don't use mine, but instead store them properly (no extremes of hot or cold like in an attic, not touching unfinished wood, etc.) When I initially got mine, all were dirty and all were first properly cleaned before being stored. I soak them in Restoration in either a bathtub or washing machine with absolutely no agitation, rinse and spin out twice with cool water and again, absolutely no agitation, line dry out of the sun.