I have made 2 whole cloth quilts that I designed the pattern for each. I used a sheet for the top and bottom, hand quilted both without any problem. Both quilts were king size. I have never understood all the talk of to use or not to use sheets in quilting. I've had sheets that have lasted many years. Why would it not last as long in a quilt. I always have a sheet between the sleeper and my quilts, so my thinking is the sheet linning for the quilt will last as long as the top.