Charity Quilt Tops Smell Too Bad to Quilt
Help! I have 4 tops from my QOV group to be longarmed. They smell so bad I can't work on them. Does anyone know how to get the smell out? Can they be soaked/washed gently? Or is airing them the only way?
I honestly don't know how the owner could stand to piece them. They were all made from kits the group coordinator put together out of fabric she had stored somewhere. They smell musty. Dealing with perfumey scents from soap is one thing, but these are just awful.
My longarm is new. I bought it in part to do donation work. So this is my first time doing donation quilts or a quilt other than my own. If this is going to be an ongoing problem I need to know how to safely destink tops.
Any suggestions?
SVAL