The poster has already stated it is not Minky.. Anyway I wash and dry my grands minky backed quilts all the time. No problem at all. I made my oldest grand a quilt front and back using Minky. She washes it a lot in the washer and dries it in the dryer because she has dogs who love it too. It's over four years old and still just fine. I don't expect Minky quilts to last for decades as a regular cotton quilt.