Because you have two side on this kind of quilt (one fuzzy and one that is not) you can use it on the flat side when the baby is in the "I put everything in my mouth" stage. Not a big concern in my opinion (and I have 3 small kids). I think rag quilt will always be nice for kids because of the fun texture. I brought one at my last craft fair and almost everybody passing by were touching it! My recommandation would be to choose color or design more modern: a strip rag quilt instead of a block rag quilt, bold colors instead of pastel tones.