bearisgray

Did not realize that I needed to scroll down to see it.

Good luck with it.

Peckish

Well now I'm really confused. I thought the pictures in the link were all of one quilt.

Battle Axe

Are pictures # 2 and 3 the same quilt? I'm confused too.

marshaKay

If it was minky on the back, it is never supposed to be dried in a dryer. Or, touch a dryer sheet, which will instantly turn minky to brittle stone. So sorry. Minky should be hung to dry.

IceLeopard

If you can't wash & dry minkee, then why the push to use it for baby quilts? Yes, it's nice and soft, but babies are experts at getting bodily fluids on quilts. You *need* to be able to wash them!

bearisgray

This is one site's instructions for how to care for Minky:

https://blanketsbybrian.com/blog/was...-instructions/

I had no idea it was that persnickety to wash/care for.

Now that I know that, I will not be using it for any baby items. Most of the babies I cared for leaked at one time or another.

Lady Diana

The crusty part looks to be the minky. The heat of the dryer has slightly melted the minky fibers. I would try Mega fabric softner, dry flat, no dryer.
if you have ever struck a match and burned polyester fabric scrap to determine fabric content, the polyester melts and turns hard. There is no coming back from fiber melt.

best wishes

quiltingshorttimer

I use Restoration with older quilts, or Orvus paste--as directed. Do not use the dryer, lay flat (so the stitches don't break!) and run a fan over it. If it's a poly batting, you may have ruined in with high heat. But if its very old (pre-1950's) then it probably isn't poly batting. Often quilts feel less "fluffy" when they have recently been cleaned--and soften up with some use. Just like clothing that is dried out on the clothes line.

Tip--keep that puppy off the quilt--even if it doesn't pee again on it, all that hand quilting (and possibly old fabric) is to delicate for a dog's nails. So either the dog or the quilt need to come off the bed/sofa/whatever!

Onebyone

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.

Peckish

I did not see that information stated by the OP anywhere.

We are all guessing as to the fabric content based on the photos alone.