Thank you all so much for your helpful replies!
I contacted the shop and they said that I could send back the yardage and they would then send me replacements. However, considering how long it took for the order to arrive, coupled with the fact that we’re moving to a different state in July, I didn’t think that would be a great idea. I might end up with more stress than I need right now.
Luckily, I’ve been having some success with getting that awful smell out. I left both pieces of yardage on a new cutting mat that has a plastic-type smell and covered everything in brown packing paper. The fabric initially picked up some of that plastic smell but after airing it out the next day, seems to have removed the bad odour quite a bit. It hasn’t been eliminated completely but it’s definitely much better than it was before. Like some of you mentioned, I also wondered if it was something from the printing process. I can’t tell for sure. It didn’t smell like chemicals though. It was more like it was stored in the kitchen of a takeout restaurant!?! I’ll repeat the process a couple more times and may try some of the suggestions from the comments. I wrapped the FQ bundle in packing paper and that now smells completely neutral thankfully.
Last edited by sewexcited; 06-14-2021 at 08:30 AM.