Originally Posted by Busy Bee Virtual Assistant
I found a product at Kmart that I really like called "Greased Lightning". I use it it all the time for my laundry on spots. The trick is to use a toothbrush & rub it well into the material. Don't know if it will work on your quilt, but it does a great job on oil & grease stains.
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Originally Posted by auniqueview
How about dried and set blood? Is there any hope of getting that out of a quilt?
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I use hand sanitizer (just gel rubbing alcohol) to get ink out of everything at school where I work. It's easily grabbed off my desk when I need it....
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Get a bar of Ivory soap(not liquid). Wet the spot and vigorously rub soap into spot. Leave in a little while. Rinse with water and dry(can us a hair dryer). If you have a ring type stain after treating - that's a soap ring - just rinse again. I find the Ivory takes out just about all stains even old ones. Old ones may need 2 treatments. On clothes, I rub in the Ivory and leave it on the spot until I get around to washing it. It doesn't hurt to have the soap dry on the cloth.
A friend taught me this many, many years ago and I've always used it with great success. Good luck. :-) |
Originally Posted by auniqueview
How about dried and set blood? Is there any hope of getting that out of a quilt?
Really rub the stain with the Ivory. With blood, if I rub well with the soap and water I can see the stain come out. An old stain may be a problem, but the soap will probably lighten it at least. With a stain on a quilt, I put a towel behind the quilt and then work on the stain, rubbing in plenty of soap. |
Hair spray works because of the alcohol in it. Alcohol works. The last time I got ink on a white square, I used CVS Instant Stain Remover On the Go. It worked so well that I now keep a tube of it in my sewing room. I do use clear water to remove the stain remover from the fabric. I think it tends to turn yellow in sunlight if not rinsed out.
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I think we have all "been there, done that" a time or two. The suggestions given are sound and should get the ink out, especially if you do something right away.
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Ok, this might be the spot to put an applique on if it doesn't come out. At least you caught it before you did more than 1/2 an inch. It could have been much worse.
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Oh dear. Sorry that happened. Hope you got the ink out!
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I have found that rubbing alcohol is the best thing to get ink out. DAB it on with a few Q-tips, don't rub, get out as much as you can with the alcohol, then wash, it should come right out.
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