Originally Posted by
RuthiesRetreat3
why not just sprinkle an abundant amount of baking soda on each quilt, fold it up lightly, put in a dry plastic bag and seal it up for a week or so. Nothing to stain, nothing gets wet, shrinks, fades and you don't have to put up with another odor like perfumes (febreeze, fabric softeners, etc).
Exactly! Baking soda works wonders. I put it in every load with my smoker husband's shirts. However, instead of washing them at this point, I'm wondering if putting the tops in a sealed plastic bag with one of the refrigerator containers of baking soda would work. (I've even brushed a small amount of it through my hair after I've ridden in a car with my husband. Don't know if it helps but it makes me feel better about the smell in my hair. Haha!)
I also know that newspapers, charcoal and ground coffee absorb the cigarette odor and that mildewy or musky smell.