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My wife received a quilt that was done by her great grandmother

Old 10-16-2011, 02:35 PM
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Grandma's Spot Remover, which comes in small little bottle at fabric and quilt shops.
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I use this as well and I agree it works wonders. I had stuck my finger with a pin and bled on my sewing table cover. Sprayed the spots and it took absolutely every bit of blood out and left cloth looking like new.

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Try Oxyclean it works wonders.
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Old 10-16-2011, 02:40 PM
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My mom was told by the man that owned a dry cleaners to use salt water for a soak. It was to remeove a lot of dried blood from a jacket. I'm not sure if it worked, just remember that is what he told her. I have a quilt that my mother worked on with me, and she got a drop of blood on it. She made a joke saying she gave her bloodf so that I had something to always remember her by. tHAt small blood stain stayed on the quilt!
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old set blood stains are tough. Good luck
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Old 10-16-2011, 02:49 PM
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old set blood stains are tough. Good luck How big is the stain? I have an old stain remover booklet and it says 2 tbsp. ammonia in 1 gal. water. Rinse real good. Maybe apply with q-tip. But this seems to be for fresh blood stains, I think.
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Old 10-16-2011, 08:42 PM
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I have no idea, but would love to see the quilt.
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Old 10-17-2011, 02:38 AM
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Hydrogen Peroxide should do it. Be sure to rinse the peroxide out.
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Old 10-17-2011, 03:02 AM
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I use Grandma"s secret spot remover as it does remove blood or just about any kind of stain. i got mine from quilt in a day web site. not sure if you can fine it in stores as i have never seen it.
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Oxyclean.... used it to get dry blood out of a tshirt that had been thru the washer and dryer many times with the blood on it.. Has to soak but it did the trick and wont harm the fabric.
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Peroxide on a q-tip would work. I received my grandmother's quilt and the batting is actual cotton picked from the farm and it is made from feed sacks. Hand-quilted with string. My grandparents were farmers in North Carolina and didn't have much money. I treasure the quilt and am trying to figure out a way to wash it. My mother told me "not" to wash it the regular way.
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