I like mine to look the way they look coming out of the washer and dryer. Is that puckery? I use cotton batting and don’t prewash anything but flannel. I don’t have any allergies or sensitivities. I know any quilt I give away is going to need to be treated like regular laundry. No one i give to is going to do anything special. I wash them the way they would and the gift card says requires no special care and if you wear it out I will make another. I like that look myself. I can appreciate the talent it takes for dense quilting and I like to practice doing it but I don’t really like it on quilts that are meant to be snuggled in