I didn't wash my quilt but did put it on my design wall and lightly spritzed with water, mostly to flatten the borders after quilting, and pinned it to do what little blocking it needed. I rarely wash a new quilt and didn't want to take any chances on a fabric bleeding on this one. When I make a quilt, I usually use Retayne to set any fabric that looks like it may bleed, then if it does, I wash it with Synthrapol as a back up. I've had a couple lately that have taken two washings with Synthrapol, the second with color catchers before it quit bleeding - and one was just a green, not even a batik. My inital soak/wash is usually just in the laundry tub unless I have a lot of fabric to do at once.
Fi