I had a friend who smoked. She had made my son, who was getting ready to go away to college, a surfing quilt to take with him. when the package came in the mail, I could hardly stand opening it, it reeked of cigarette smoke. I immediately threw the quilt in the wash with regular laundry detergent and Borax and set the machine on double rinse. After taking the quilt out of the dryer it still had a strong smell so I hung the quilt up outside for several days, which did the trick.