If you have ever taken the time to make a quilt you know how much love and labor you put into it. I made a queen size quilt for my parents when I was in my 20's. It took almost 6 months of my spare hours to design and put the quilt together as an anniversary present for them. They of course loved it. I fully expected the quilt to become a family heirloom piece that I might end up with again someday. That was never to happen.

My father had a habit of taking naps during the day and sitting on his side of the bed to do hobbies. I was unaware of it until one day I happened to glance into their bedroom to take a look at the quilt and to my horror the area where my father had sat was thread bare and coming apart. By his sitting on the quilt day after day he had worn the fabric out. Quilts are not meant to be laid or sat on since the friction over time will wear the fabric out. Quilts are only made to be put on top of you to keep you warm.

Using my new found knowledge of why a quilt will wear out if laid on or sat on repeatedly I always turn back a quilt on a bed before laying down or sitting on the bed.