nhweaver

I would not wash the top unless it has issues (mold is the worse one). baste it by machine to any left over fabric that has been pre washed from your stash. Then I would do what my dmil used to do. (she also did this to most of her clothes that were dry clean only. she had an allergy to the dry cleaning chemical. she lived to almost 95 years young. She was a feisy person, who was an outstanding dress designer/maker. As she aged, her dementia reflected in her colorful designs. she created right until the end.

My dmil used a clean tb plunger to wash all her quilts/fine clothing. She filled up the washing machine, and agitated a dollop of Dawn dish detergent, then carfully placed her quilt/clothing into the water, and gently plunged a few times, if it was very dirty, she would let it sit for a few minutes only. she then spun the quilt on gentle. then filled up with water, gently plunged again, and spun dry.