P-BurgKay

Stichnripper, I do as you do, I used to hand quilt all my quilts, I have learned to free motion in the last couple and most get machine quilted.

Tartan

Survival of the fittest here. As need they go in the top load washer on regular cycle and then into the dryer until almost dry.

luvstoquilt

I wash mine in my front load washer on regular cycle and dry them in my dryer. Tough love here. Some quilts are hand quilted and some are machine quilted. I wash them as needed. That being said, I air them on my deck from time to time when I am changing my linens.

Eva Knight

Wash and dry. I don't make quilts that have to be petted.

Doggramma

Only wash them as needed. I never wash wall quilts. For quilts that are used, they need to be washable even if there's some fabric bleeding (I know, gasp!). That goes for older quilts I've purchased as auctions or estate sales. When I give away a quilt, I always wash it before giving it away.

cashs_mom

Same here. I give my old quilts that my grandmother made special attention, but mine just get popped in the washer and washed on an as needed basis.

Sync

My quilts are thrown into the washer, as needed, and then tumbled dried. No special treatment.

SusieQOH

Washer and dryer or clothesline if the weather permits. I use a gentle detergent. That's about it. Since we have cats I wash more frequently than some people maybe. You know how much our furkids love quilts!

wesing

We figure our quilts are made with the same materials as our sheets, socks, jeans, underwear, etc., so they should stand up to a good wash and dry in our home machines. We don't wash on a schedule - just as needed. No problems so far, but we have only been quilting about 9 or 10 years.

Jingle

All my quilts are washed and dried before given away. I use cold water tide and dry on regular. Don't know what care they may get in the future. Quilts I keep and use gets washed the same way as needed.

I would never attempt to wash quilts in the bathtub. I think the wringing and line drying would be too hard on the stitches. Much worse than machine washing and drying.