Originally Posted by
Annaquilts
Do not put it in a machine that has an agitator. It will possibly shred your quilt.
Oh good grief. I have a king size quilt with wool batting and wash it regularly in my Speed Queen with a center agitator. It does not come anywhere close to "shredding" my quilt, which is 10 years old and other than being crinkly and soft, looks as good as the day I finished it.
Originally Posted by
quiltsfor
I was hesitant to wash my king size quilt in my top loader. But, I have a Speed Queen, No problems at all, not even extra noise, it sounded just like a normal household laundry load.
Yep, I LOVE my Speed Queen. I watched and listened to other quilters talk about washing machines for 2 years, biding my time. I did a lot of research and watched YouTube videos that showed the entire cycle of every washing machine I was interested in. It's amazing what people will post on YT, lol. I picked the Speed Queen because the tub will fill all the way to the top, and it has the best warranty in the industry. When my old Kenmore finally died and wasn't fixable, I jumped into action. Insisted on the SQ, despite my husband's protestations. I finally won the debate when I asked who did the laundry, me or him? If he promised HE was going to do the laundry from now on, then HE could pick the washing machine. Otherwise we were getting the SQ. He finally acquiesced, lol.