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07-14-2015, 05:13 AM
#31
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I have a quilt that makes my cat upchuck on it every single time I have put it on the bed, now the cat is banned when I use that quilt (for a few days). I used oxyclean spray and the stain came out. I used it over and over.
07-14-2015, 05:43 AM
#32
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No do not use peroxide! It damages the cotton fibers in the quilt. Read Leah Days heartbreaking story about her quilt.
http://www.leahday.com/quilttheduchess/
Scroll down a little further than Half way. The part titled "Update - Spring 2012"
http://www.leahday.com/quilttheduchess/
Scroll down a little further than Half way. The part titled "Update - Spring 2012"
07-14-2015, 06:45 AM
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Give it a good heavy dose of Shout. Let it set about an hour before washing it. Before throwing into dryer make sure stain is completely gone-- if not retreat with Shout.This has worked for me more times than I can count and rarely have I had to treat a stain twice. Once it is stain free it will have been more than clean enough to gift. I don't know about the rest of you but the yukky stuff that continually comes out of babies is far worse then a one time accident of an animal and we wash dry and reuse until they grow out of it.
07-14-2015, 07:42 AM
#35
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If I threw away or discarded anything that got something yucky on it, after five children and lots of pets, I would be in the poor house. Baby blankets often get throw up or worse on them. That's why we have water, soaps, bleaches, sanitizers, etc. If the stain can be successfully removed and it probably can, I would have no hesitation gifting it. Try stain removers on a scrap piece of the same fabric.
07-14-2015, 08:13 AM
#36
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I totally agree. No way would I give a gift of a baby quilt or any other for that matter that a pet had any kind of an accident on it. And the stain won't come out? Doesn't matter. Donate it to local animal shelter or keep it for your own. I don't care how many kids or pets you've had. Just wrong. Are you going to tell them the cat had an accident on it. If so check out the recipient's reaction and see if they feel a little or a lot insulted.
This is just my own opinion but I couldn't give a baby quilt to someone knowing the cat threw up/pooped on it even if I got the stain out. I would try some of the above methods and see if it could be saved but I would keep it or use as a wall hanging or something else but not for a baby to lie on. Just my opinion.
07-14-2015, 08:17 AM
#37
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No do not use peroxide! It damages the cotton fibers in the quilt. Read Leah Days heartbreaking story about her quilt.
http://www.leahday.com/quilttheduchess/
Scroll down a little further than Half way. The part titled "Update - Spring 2012"
http://www.leahday.com/quilttheduchess/
Scroll down a little further than Half way. The part titled "Update - Spring 2012"
07-14-2015, 12:32 PM
#39
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This is just my own opinion but I couldn't give a baby quilt to someone knowing the cat threw up/pooped on it even if I got the stain out. I would try some of the above methods and see if it could be saved but I would keep it or use as a wall hanging or something else but not for a baby to lie on. Just my opinion.
07-14-2015, 12:35 PM
#40
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If I threw away or discarded anything that got something yucky on it, after five children and lots of pets, I would be in the poor house. Baby blankets often get throw up or worse on them. That's why we have water, soaps, bleaches, sanitizers, etc. If the stain can be successfully removed and it probably can, I would have no hesitation gifting it. Try stain removers on a scrap piece of the same fabric.
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