From an engineering point of view, it seems logical to me that every seam is a structural weak point, and if what we wanted was for stuff to last forever we wouldn't cut it up into little pieces at all! LOL And it does seem logical that every time a needle pierces the fabric and draws a thread through, there's another little hole!
But I can't imagine worrying about it, because some of these quilts, whether in big pieces or small, hand quilted or machined 'within an inch of their lives', seem to just keep on giving warmth and comfort and beauty for generations! If the cotton gets weary, the stitches will carry the day!
