Itchy quilt
I have inherited two quilts, I"m guessing about 50 yrs old if not older. I had no idea what to do with them, but they are both in need of repairs. In the meantime, it's cold so I've been sleeping under one of them and all of a sudden my legs have bites on them and it itches when I get into bed. So I removed the quilt and the itching and bites have stopped, but I'm wondering what in the world it could have been. It's obviously the quilt, and it couldn't be wool itching (I don't know what the fabric is) because there was a sheet and another blanket between me and the quilt.
Any ideas what the problem could be, and more importantly, how to solve it? The quilts were made by my stepmother's grandmother, and I hate to get rid of them, just because of my love of quilts - I never knew the woman. But these quilts are in very bad shape and I'm afraid to launder them...
Any ideas?