I made this quilt 9 years ago, as a wedding gift for my daughter. It's washed once a year, unless it gets soiled. No pets, but my grandson does have his 'quiet time' on this bed. I made it big enough to have a pillow tuck. They use it as a cover, and because it is so long, the top gets up against their faces.
So
--a lot of the quilting threads have broken, and the stitching has pulled out. I'm not sure why. The LQS that quilted it is now out of business, so I don't have anyone to ask, and really would not expect them to do anything after 9 years. So much of the stitching is missing it is not safe to wash the quilt without some repair work.
--the binding is getting worn, actually wearing through in places. They do rotate the quilt, top to bottom, and these are then edges showing the wear.
--the backing has a rip in it. I did patch this today. Not pretty, but it won't get worse.
The actual quilt top is in pretty good shape, except at the edges that rub against their faces. This area has faded.
I'm happy that they have enjoyed the quilt so much. I did expect it to last longer, especially the quilting.
Time to make a new one. I'll also have to make new curtains, since I made curtains to match the quilt. Then I think I will take the old one and rework it into a smaller quilt, with some simple straight line quilting that I can do myself. A lap quilt would not see as much use.