Put it in the washer with a healthy dose (a pint or so) of white vinegar. You may have to do this a couple times then put it thru a cycle with gentle detergent.
And definitely find a non-smoker next time. :-)

When I started my quilting business, I had to chase the smokers outside and subsequently one moved away from home and the other one quit, so now my home is smoke free.

It's like my sister said about having customer's quilts in the house - "the smoke doesn't know where to go, so it ends up in the quilts too."

When I come home from the local casino, the smell on my clothes almost makes me sick and very thankful that I have been a nonsmoker for almost thirty years.

Amonnia is sold in the grocery store, Walmart or K Mart

Good luck with your quilt.

i still smoke. hate it, and no i don't notice the smell. tried to quit before and its about impossible. but smoking has really been bugging me lately. i really want to quit. going to order one of those electric fake cigerettes and see if that works. my nephew swears by it so maybe it will for me too.

You should tell the lady because she may not be aware of the smell as so many smokers aren't. Maybe start the conversation by asking her if anyone in her house smokes and go from there and explain to her how a non smoker has a problem with it. If she's a good business woman she'll thank you for calling it to her attention. If not you should take your business elsewhere.
Me and my DH still smoke and I do know the smell and I hate it but we haven't had what it takes to quit yet. A couple of years ago I scrubbed most of the house and repainted. At that time I told DH there would be no more smoking in the house. He wasn't real happy about it but he knows if he smoked in the house I'd be fighting mad so he lives with it. In the winter we smoke in a heated garage and in the summer we smoke outside in the heat! A few times he smoked in his bathroom with the exhaust fan on but I could still smell it. We've both cut down on how much we smoke but not enough as in quit. I have never known a smoker to complain about it as much as me and still smoke. I can't think of one good thing about smoking!

Try washing and drying first, then cover it with a sheet to prevent sun fading. (Pin or clip at corners?)

My MIL use to smoke, didn't smoke inside even and after we would go visit would open suitcase to be hit with that smell!! YUCK!!! It will wash out, try some tide with febreze! Good Luck!!

my oldest son lives with me. (we are both on s.s. and it works) and he recently quit smoking. He is amazed at how much better his food tastes. I also make some fleece blankets for some grandkids and having lived with smokers most of my life I never noticed the smell. They told me they had to wash them. Luckily they love me so were not upset. LOL..

The vinegar takes odor out of clothing. I have used it to take pet odors out. Now THAT is an odor. :x