I use mine too. The broken star quilt my great aunt made for me for my first living away from home apartment over 30 years ago still looks great and I used it daily for most of those years but have since put it on the guest bed when I got my wholecloth quilt done. That quilt has been peed on, barfed on and bled on. I just throw in the front loading washer and wash. It's a little faded but still in great shape. All the quilts I give away I tell the recipient that it is meant to be used not put away.