Should Have Listened!
03-01-2011, 01:36 PM
#71
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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. :-)
And definitely find a non-smoker next time. :-)
03-01-2011, 01:39 PM
#72
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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.
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.
03-01-2011, 04:00 PM
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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.
03-01-2011, 05:14 PM
#76
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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!
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!
03-01-2011, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Evy
Not long ago I posted requesting advice on finding a longarm quilter to complete a couple quilt tops. Among the advice I received was "make sure they are a non-smoker". I didn't follow that advice. Well, I got my quilts back today and even the carton they were in reeked of cigarette smoke. The quilting job is OK, DH says I'm too picky, but I'm not sure I'll use this lady again. Depends on how hard it is to get the smell out. If it ever stops raining, I'll hang them over the railing on the deck and let the sunshine do it's part. I'll have to keep looking! And asking questions next time.
03-01-2011, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kathy
as a former smoker for many years I can say, no they do not realize how strong and offensive the smell is, when you quit you are amazed at how much more taste food has and I seem to have a keener sense of smell, it also makes your hair yellow! now when I get around a smoker I really feel guilty about my poor little kids and everybody else I tried to kill! glad I finally wised up.
anyway, the quilts could probably use a good washing and that WILL take out the smell
anyway, the quilts could probably use a good washing and that WILL take out the smell
03-01-2011, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dakotamaid
I inherited lots of fabric from a smoker. I washed in strong detergent and put a couple of cups of vinegar in the rinse water and softner sheets in the dryer.. Not sure which one did the trick but no smell.
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