If all I was washing was family laundry (clothes, etc.), I would be very satisfied with a front loader. It does spin the water out so I don't have to dry as long. I wipe excess moisture up after finishing using it every time to avoid mold and have been successful with that. It's really fine for the non-quilter or someone who makes only smaller quilts. However, because front loaders use less water than top loaders, it isn't the best at washing larger quilts because it doesn't use as much water. The more water there is around a quilt, the better that floating dye can be rinsed away rather than re-integrated into the quilt. I now feel I should go to a laundromat to wash bigger quilts to avoid bleeding dye. Just MHO.