I made my son a quilt that he designed probably about 20 years ago now when he was like 10. It was one of the first quilts I ever made. It has high loft poly batting and 7" squares to accommodate a large print plaid he wanted. I pieced it in rows and didn't even realize not every corner matched up perfectly (or should lol). He used it all the time and still loves it. One of the fabrics didn't hold up all that well so I'm now replacing all those squares (by hand) and after working with that awhile I see another of the fabrics won't last much longer either so am now replacing it also. It's a real chore at this point and going very slow. Then the binding was covered cording (one layer) so when I get to fixing that it will be hand done also. It will probably take another lifetime to finish fixing his quilt but what else can I do? He just loves it so much! He has no idea this will take forever, but he's worth it. If I didn't fix it for him he would continue to use it until it was a shred of nothing left. And he can't bear to part with it. I've made him others but he loves "this one." He says I made him get rid of his baby blanket too soon so I guess this will make up for it. So to the question at hand...I guess some quilts will have to last forever. Looks like this one will.