Originally Posted by AprilG
Originally Posted by romanojg
I'd definitely repair it. I rescued one recently fromt the 20 to 30's and I have to repair part of it and just got stuff to get the aging stains out of it. This quilt still has alot of long years of comfort to give.
What do you use to get the stains out of your old quilt? I have Granny's quilt and it has rust stains.
forgive if this is a duplication...product called Whink....brown plastic bottle in the cleaning fluid section of most grocery, hardware and drug stores. get area wet, directed, squeeze bottle, rust will melt away immediately....now rinse, saturate affected area thoroughly and then lay wet area over screen, drying rack, cake rack...even an oven shelf.....it will dry twice as fast and you will not have to wash entire quilt... just make sure to rinse thoroughly the entire area that Whink touched, plus a few inches all round it.....i'm 65 and my mom told me she used it before i was born. i have never had any adverse reactions but of course it is always wise to test in an inconspicuous spot...