Originally Posted by ragamuffin

I just tried to get stains out of an antique quilt. I used the a quilt soap "Restoration" out of Lancaster, Pa. and followed what was on the label. Hardly anything happened to the stains. Then I used Oxi-clean and some of the stains came out and it whitened it some. (I did not let it dry inbetween) Then I used Mom's old-fashioned method, spraying water on the stains, turning it upside down and laying it on the green grass in the sun. Wonderful!! I did it 2 different days, spraying the stained areas and not letting it dry. I am very pleased with it. It is so nice and soft. She told me it is the natural chlorine and Grandma had used this method on the old cloth diapers and it kept them white. Try it, I am very pleased.