Perhaps I'm being especially dense here, but it seems to me that cotton, being a natural product, once washed enough to free it of any sizing, chemicals, herbicides, etc., would be considered "organic" or "green" or whichever term under which it would fall. Fact is, there's nothing left but pure cotton.

EXCEPT - what about dyes? Unless done with tea, beets, etc., would they not be considered other-than truly organic? Aren't most dyes from some kind of chemical process?

If green is recycling, then I would suggest the most totally pure way is to give a product of completely washed and rewashed UNbleached (bleach is a chemical) muslin.

Perhaps where this is going is absolutely nowhere and while you are to be blessed for being so considerate of their preferences, you might be better off to ask them before investing money, time and emotion only to find that your gift did not measure up to their standards.

I appreciate caring for our earth, recycling, etc., but IMNSHO, it sometimes gets carried to the point of pure silliness. Yet, to each his own. Why don't you just ask them?

I totally agree with this statement. Recycling fabric pieces (scrappy quilt) would be considered green in my book.

There was an article recently about bamboo vs cotton and I cant find it. Bamboo is not as green as everyone seems to think it is. Yes it is a quick growing source of fiber but it takes more to process then cotton does resulting in more pollutants in the environment. Have you considered even Alpaca fibers? they are a great source of "green" fibers and make a beautiful cloth. There is also a newer batting out called Quilters Dream Green that is made in part from recycled soda pop bottles, very soft and very nice to work with, hand or machine.

Doesn't organic mean grown in dirt? Isn't all cotton grown in dirt?

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Organic means no chemicals, pesticides,etc.

What about recycling shirts or nightgowns, etc that are 100% cotton---that's pretty "green"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 100% cotton material organic?

If all else fails, go to Buy Buy Baby and purchase a couple of flannel receiving blankets from their Green products line and make the quilt from them.

100% cotton would be grown with all the pesticides, chemicals, etc.

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My sentiments also....and if you use the bamboo batting it's going to be blended with cotton anyway.,.., just tell them it's bamboo...not fibbing...

yes, the baby won't know the difference.