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What is the best way to launder a vintage hand-stitched quilt top?

I bought an old quilt top today, and before I work with it, it will need to be cleaned. It has one small hole in one of the squares, and I’ve counted two small seams that will need to be re-enforced, but otherwise it seems to be intact. (The pieces are hand stictched, but are fairly tight.)

Baste the open seams shut, and baste a patch over the holes. Take it to a laundromat and put it into a triple-load machine on the gentlest cycle. Use Orvis soap, available at quilting supply shops. As you pull it out of the machine, don’t let it hang. Take it home and dry it flat on a clean tarp in a room with good air circulation. After it’s dry, you’ll have a better idea of the colors you want to use for your repairs.
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