mimmy96

I would spray them with White vinegar ... I am very allergic to smoke and have had to get smoke smell out of a lot of things since I love yard sales!!! lol... put some in a spray bottle and hang them on the clothes line for a few days!

PolkaBabe

One could spray with febreeze, you may have to do it a time or two. At least that way you don't have to wash them until they are quilted....

carolynjo

Whatever you do, DO NOT wash them until they are quilted. They will ravel and come apart and you will have ruined them. I would spray the tops with Febreeze and close the, individually, in a large plastic zipper bag. Let stay overnight and then air them out. Charcoal is another good suggestion.

nananurse

Charcoal briquettes without the starter fluid on them work well too. Layer briquettes in the bottom of a box and cover with a piece of tissue paper (like for wrapping gifts) to prevent getting the charcoal on the tops and put the lid on and wait. I did this with a top that reeked of moth balls and it worked.

oldtisme

I had seen on here that it was Safe Guard bar soap to use.

Scissor Queen

I have used Dial and Safeguard deodorant soaps to take the smell of cigarette smoke out of several things. I bough two bolts of a fusible interfacing from an auction that reeked. I put the two bolts in a big trash bag and threw a bar of unwrapped soap in. It took about a month but the smell went away. My girlfriend used to build doll houses and they reeked because she smoked. I tented the doll house and put a couple of bars of unwrapped soap in it. It took the smell out in about two weeks. Patience is the key. You have to leave it sealed up long enough for it to work but it will work. No fraying, no sun damage, no added chemicals.

athenascooter

Why not use the home dry cleaning Dryel. It seems to take the smell out of clothing and can be used on fabrics that are not to be washed. You would put the tops in the bag that comes with it and put a sheet of Dryel in and put in the dryer for 30 minutes.

GrannieAnnie

My standard reply-----------soak them in the tub with a generous amount of Oxy-clean (generic is cheaper). Rinse well, then do another Oxy-clean soak. Repeat until smoke smell is gone. Just slosh in tub by hand.

GrannieAnnie

This old gal can't handle the Skin So Soft smell. Worse than the cigarette smell.

Linda Loo

Several things absorb even the worst odors. Newspaper, charcoal, baking soda & ground coffee are some of my favorite. I would seal tops in plastic bags with one or several of these and leave for a day or so. If the odors aren't completely gone by then, I think I'd try another of these (or combo) for another day or so. I once deodorized a horrible used Lincoln Continental with piles and piles of wadded up news paper and coffee. The previous owner was a continual cigar smoker! I NEVER smelled anything so awful! After two days it was fine.