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Location: Central Texas | Hi ladies, I just spoke to Mom and she is devastated. She properly stored 8 of her beloved quilts in a closet. Rolled, in a pillowcase, etc. She just discovered that there was a leak in the closet (she has no idea when) and that the quilts are wet and have bad mildew stains. Please help. I am googling right now to find a solution. Have any of you successfully removed mildew stains from colored fabrics without distorting the colors? |
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Location: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada | Oh, NOOO!! How terrible!
I havent' had the problem, but am Googling, too.
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/07/07jul16a.cfm
http://quilting.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_remove_stains_from_...
http://www.ehow.com/how_6246759_remove-mildew-stains-cotton-quilts....
Hopefully, someone has an answer.
Oh, what about asking/phoning a museum or university fabrics department?? They should know.
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Location: Portland Oregon | (((((Connie)))))) so sorry to hear about your quilts..... You might also try some hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.... as with all solutions.... try some on a few of your scraps to test for color fastness.....
vinegar may also help..... |
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| Nikki gave me a recipe that she got from a lady here in town that taught her sewing class. She used it on some baby stuff that was stained horribly and she praised it completely! You would just have to mix it in a larger quantity. 1/4 c Clorox 2 1/4 c Ivory liquid soap 1 c warm water soak for 8 hours no substitutes no generics! Test your fabrics but Nikki said she soaked a black and white diaper bag that had a watermelon slice aplliqued on it and Allie's name monogramed and she said it looks brand new! Good luck! Hope something works for you! |
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Location: Iowa | Connie-
Was just wondering how this has all turned out. Did you get the mildew out?
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Location: Central Texas | Update - The last time I spoke to Mom she was making progress. Some of the quilts were clean, and some still in progress. I think she is using vinegar to soak them, then oxiclean to wash them. Her original Mayan Mystery is the worst, and I think she may have to put a paste of oxiclean on it to get it there. |
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Location: Far Northern California | I was just reading about stains and lemon juice. Squeeze lemons onto the stain and let them sit in the sun for a few hours, then wash...supposed to work pretty good. I'm glad Connie has had some luck with some of her quilts.
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Location: Winter Garden, FL | I'd be afraid to use lemon juice & sun...that used to be a favorite hair lightening technique when I was in high school! |
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Location: THE LAND OF SWEET MAGNOLIA BLOSSOMS | i'd be afraid to try that sun & lemon juice trick too, donna! |
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Location: Far Northern California | Yes, a great hairlighting trick...apparently this person (I forgot where I read it!) uses it on stains on clothes/etc, and it's worked great FOR HER.
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Location: Winter Garden, FL | LOL, maybe she only has white clothes! |
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Location: Iowa | Only use lemon juice on whites...It will bleach out the color. I had a boat load of towels that got mildew on them years ago (stored in a cupboard on the back porch). I had blothcy towels for a LONG time!!!  
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Location: Central Texas | I saw one solution that was a paste of oxiclean and lemon juice together... but no sun. It was used on colors I think, but it was just one person's testimony. I keep forgetting to ask Mom about them again! |
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Location: Northern Lower Michigan | Boy, Donna, you brought back some memories... lemon juice on my hair and baby oil all over me... then into the sun for HOURS! What were we THINKING?! LOL
Jess, I have pretty good luck with Oxiclean. I usually have to make a paste and put it on a wet item... then roll it up and let it sit for quite a few hours. Gets out MOST natural stains... even got out blueberry stains from Al's shorts. Just don't use any other product before the Oxiclean (says that on the container).
Hope your favorite comes clean, Connie |
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