Originally Posted by
imp2cin
I purchased 8 quilt tops from an estate sale for $3 each! Unfortunately they smell of cigarette smoke. I need help on how to get the smoke smell out of them. The material was not prewashed. Should I wash them now or wait til they have been quilted. How can I keep the colors from fading? Any advice?
My standard reply-----------soak them in the tub with a generous amount of Oxy-clean (generic is cheaper). Rinse well, then do another Oxy-clean soak. Repeat until smoke smell is gone. Just slosh in tub by hand.