Washing a new quilt
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I wash all my quilts before they go out the door. Unless they are a wall hanging. I throw them in my front loader and (gasp) I use a very small amount of Tide and some Downey. I figure that whoever I give the quilt to will wash it "normally" too. I toss them in my front loader dryer at a lower setting and when done I spread them across a chair to make they are fully dry before going to their new home. Most of the time I throw in a color catcher as well.
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and if it is very special, don't agitate it but a couple of minutes. soaking will do the job, then spin out and refill with rinse water, agitate a bit and spin out and you're done. then dry in dryer a bit and lay out flat or hang if necessary.
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I generally don't wash quilts before I give them unless the cat rolled on it. I toss them in the dryer with a damp large towel and a dryer sheet. That takes any threads off, refreshes the quilts, and leaves it nice and crisp.
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