Smoke smell in quilts- help please!
11-03-2010, 04:29 AM
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Kitty litter will get the smell out of most anything. I use it for musty smells. Put your quilt in a box or suitcase, with some kitty litter for a few days. I would put the litter in a cloth bag or lay it on a paper towel on top of the quilt.
11-03-2010, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Cyn
They are cotton but I'm not sure how well they are made. Thanks for the help. I'm going to begin with one and see how it handles in the washer on gentle.
11-03-2010, 05:17 AM
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I know what you mean...I have gotten some things in swaps, etc. that smelled of smoke. I quit about 3 yrs. ago and I'm very sensitive to the smell. I had to immediately take the offenders outside...I hung them inside my storage building (so they wouldn't be out in the weather)..dowsed them with Fabreeze and left them for several weeks. I couldn't bring them in to work on them even...so after a few weeks...finally the smell would go away..but its a tough one...good luck!
11-03-2010, 07:04 AM
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I had a lovely lady give me trash bags full of scraps to get me started. When I got home and opened the bags the smell of cigarette's was horrible. I washed all of them, put them out to dry, still couldn't get the smell out. I put them in the sun for DAYS, still they smelled. I put Fabreze on them, nope that didn't work either and today, some 6 years later, when I open the case I keep them in, the smell is awful.
11-03-2010, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Cyn
They are cotton but I'm not sure how well they are made. Thanks for the help. I'm going to begin with one and see how it handles in the washer on gentle.
11-03-2010, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kathy
if you can't wash them, which would be best, I'd say hang them outside and spray well with Fabreeze. They need the fresh air and of course you want to be sure the spray is dry before you fold or put away.
11-03-2010, 09:30 AM
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The lady that quilts some of my quilts smokes. When I get the quilt home I spray with fabreeze in a fragrance like lavender Let it sit then turn over and spray other side. That usually takes the smell out of them for me.
11-03-2010, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Cyn
I know the best way to keep smoke smell out of your quilts is to Not Smoke but if it's in there already- How do you get it out for good? Do you have to wash them? hang them outside? Is there a better way besides avoiding the smoke altogehter? Does the stuff called febreeze work? Some should not be washed and it's getting pretty chilly to hang outside right now so any help would be greatly appreciated :) Thanks!
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