Not For Combustible Babies

Now that we got my bestie married off, it's time to start thinking about making things for her baby boy, due in September.

Lorraine is a total eco-freak, LEED certified and everything. She is obsessed with not having anything flame-retardant near her child. It sounds kinda weird, but she has a point. Pretty much all baby sleepwear and bedding is flame-retardant. She says that at some point in the seventies or eighties a mass paranoia of spontaneously combustible babies emerged. 

Babies aren't particularly flammable, and all those anti-fire chemicals can't be good for them, so I'll indulge the lady.

Here are some great materials I found, all organic and non-toxic. Now I just need to decide what to do with them. 

One. Hand screen printed and solvent free elephants on organic hemp/cotton by Carly Schwerdt for Umbrella Prints

Two. Organic cotton iron-on applique patch by Crazy Couture Boutique

Three. GreenSTYLE Panda Print Leaf on 60% cotton, 40% bamboo fabric by Robert Kaufman

Four. Enchanted Forest 100% Organic Twill by Mod Green Pod

Five. Block Printed Chocolate Eyelet on 55% Hemp/ 45% Organic Cotton Blend by Home Sweet

Six. Cloud 9 by Mod Green Pod 100% Organic Cotton made with eco-friendly non-toxic ink