Blood, Sweat, or Tears?

[sakon76]

Pfaugh.

Was finished pinning together the fabric-batting-batting-fabric sandwich for quilt #1 and rolling it up when a scratch from a pin bled onto the fabric. I didn't even know I'd been scratched! And it was onto a white square too. Grr. I dabbed saliva onto it to stop it from setting and am planning to machine-quilt this sucker as fast as possible so I can treat the stain and toss it into the washer... really hope it washes out, as this is a gift.

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[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You probably already know hydrogen peroxide eats blood stains, but I thought I should tell you just in case you didn't, because my giant bottle of the stuff has saved my clumsy ass (or, more specifically, my clothes) a number of times.

So, before you toss it in the washer (which can set blood stains rather than getting them out), remember to pre-soak or pre-treat just the affected square with enough hydrogen peroxide to completely cover the stain and keep it wet. (I don't think it will make colors run - it never has for me, and I've used this on lots of fabrics - but just in case, best to keep it to just the white square.) It will bubble, and in time - how long depends on how much blood there is (it can take several hours for biggish stains) - the blood will be gone. If you leave the stain to sit too long, sometimes there's a yellow tinge left on white or really light fabrics, but if you get it soon enough, the whole thing just bubbles away.

And good luck with the quilt, by the way. *g*