I am in the middle of quilting on a quilt with a white background. I managed to stick myself (without knowing it) and got two drops of blood on the quilt. I am looking for suggestions on how to get it out without washing the entire thing. Any ideas? Maybe Hydrogen Peroxide?
Definitely Hydrogen peroxide. I had washed a shirt that had blood on it. It didn't come out completely so I went on to soak the spot with oxi-clean also. It was then all out. Ginny
Lori, Hp and very cold water , that what all of us nurses used to get blood out of our white scrubs .. Barbara
EAT!! SLEEP !! QUILT!!
wet it in cold water first, then use hydrogen peroxide. sometimes rubbing an icecube over it if it hasn't dried will work, and i use oxy-what? oxyclean, oxywhite,? it comes in a white plastic cannister.
gini in north idaho
Gini you are so funny , its oxy-clean.. Barbara
Lori
Hydrogen peroxide and cold water will take that blood right out. That is what I used all the time to get blood out of my scrubs.
Vinton, Virginia
Another thing that works with blood on cotton is Zest bar soap.
Linny T
This will sound bizarre, but your own spit will remove your blood! It doesn't take much, and then I'd blot it with cool water.
Ellen: your own spit will remove your blood
First Ellen, welcome to the group. This is the method I use when I bleed on something. And it's funny only your spit can take out your blood, no one else's. I agree with the Hydrogen peroxide and the oxi-clean. But my first line of defense is spit.
Ellen intresting I did not know that , . and welcome to the club, hope you enjoy your time with us . Barbara
Hi Ellen welcome, I think your spit works so well because you're immediately diluting it before it has time to set.
Mimi:And it's funny only your spit can take out your blood, no one else's.
I've heard this, too!
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Hi Ellen and welcome to the group.
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
Hi Lori, They are right about the spit . It works, take my word for it.