Prism99

They are safe for toddler quilts. They are not deemed safe for loose sleepwear (such as nightgowns and PJs with loose legs and loose shirts) because oxygen can reach both sides of the fabric, making the sleepwear extremely combustible if brushed against a space heater, exposed to a match flame, etc. (10 seconds or less to completely engulf a child in flames). The thickness of a quilt means that it will be much slower to combust, giving an adult time to respond to a fire crisis.

Are you sure the label says it's not for use in children's clothing? I think it's only deemed unsafe for children's *sleepwear*.

unravel

you are correct it does say not intended for use in children's sleepwear thank you for the correction

ckcowl

the flannel says that because flannels for childrens sleep wear has a chemical added to them to make them fire=retardant.
and after about 20 washes it's gone...and doesn't even work any more...personally i wouldn't use flannel made for kids clothes for a quilt...i do all the time use childrens wonderful flannels for quilts.

unravel

where do you get the children's flannel? how do i tell the difference?

Prism99

Here's an interesting article about the topic:
http://www.essortment.com/family/fla...stant_sknw.htm

It seems to me the easiest way to avoid the problem is to make sleepwear that is snug-fitting.

unravel

thank you for the reference

carhop

there is a product you can get to make it nonflamable even clothes for kids after so many washing it washes out

Prism99

I found this article that says you can spray a borax solution onto fabric to make it flame-retardant.
http://www.ehow.com/way_5626568_natu...retardant.html

bakermom

we used to do that for the kids halloween costumes. It washes out but it really didn't matter cause they only wore them once or twice.