Quilts I make or own are actually used and loved (not hidden in a drawer) and get washed (sometimes on delicate) in the washer and dryer. Unwashed bedding is unsanitary. Dry cleaning is expensive and smells bad. If your hand piecing won’t hold up to being washed every now and then you need to work on your technique or upgrade your fabric and notions. The only bedding I own that doesn’t get washed at home is a bulky down comforter that won’t fit in my machines. That gets laundered (not dry cleaned) at the cleaners. I just washed and dried a hand-pieced and quilted quilt made in the 1950s by one of my Mom’s relatives. It did just fine. I held my breath a little, but it did just fine.