My mum made an insulated quilt but bled on it while making it which I find gross, what to do?

twopenny

The only way to be sure (though I'm not sure even that would be doing it for you) is to cut out the fabric and insulation in that area and patch.

But I'm thinking that you won't like the patch?

Is this just the fabric insulation you find in bed quilts and such? Rarely will blood soak that far in or adhear to the synthetic fibres. It will be on the surfact fabric.

There are products that you damp the surface and apply and they remove the blood.

I think the only way you will survive this is to make a new one yourself - otherwise your mind will always be hovering over whether there is any more there.

Personally that spot would be a treasure to me. Having a part of the person I loved and a reminder of how much they cared. Each to his own.

LinLui

GervisLooper said:

LinLui said:

GervisLooper said:

LinLui said:

You are planning to live in a van in a layby, and you are grossed out by a pinprick? 

Apples and oranges. I am grossed out by other people, not being out in 'the wild'.

I see. In that case don't let your mum ("other people") do nice things for you then complain about a pinprick. Pay someone else, do it yourself or go without. If a spot of blood is gross you have no idea what "the wild" is. You want insulation for your van so you can live in that "wild" - a bit of cold is the least of it. Where are you planning to wash, clean, and dispose of your " bodily waste"?

My mum will take care of all the horrible things for me.

Not that good at "the wild" then? 

Ah, it's school holidays in Scotland, isn't it?

theoretica

Cold water, after that some bio detergent - the enzymes will break down the blood so even if there is a stain left behind it won't be blood any more.  Yes, on insulation it will need to be done carefully by hand and not shoved in a machine and take a while to dry, but perfectly possible.

Devongardener

LinLui said:

GervisLooper said:

LinLui said:

GervisLooper said:

LinLui said:

You are planning to live in a van in a layby, and you are grossed out by a pinprick? 

Apples and oranges. I am grossed out by other people, not being out in 'the wild'.

I see. In that case don't let your mum ("other people") do nice things for you then complain about a pinprick. Pay someone else, do it yourself or go without. If a spot of blood is gross you have no idea what "the wild" is. You want insulation for your van so you can live in that "wild" - a bit of cold is the least of it. Where are you planning to wash, clean, and dispose of your " bodily waste"?

My mum will take care of all the horrible things for me.

Not that good at "the wild" then? 

Ah, it's school holidays in Scotland, isn't it?

I’m thinking this is wind up too!

Brie

Lots of people deal easily with blood stains.  So if you can't do it surely there's someone who can do it for you.  Your mom should know if your queasy about this but perhaps so will friends or other family members.  I suggest you ask one of them if you can't do this yourself. 

As someone else has said - find the icky bit, clench around it with your fist,  have the tap running with cold water and rinse the ick and then rub a bit of soap into it, rinse, repeat.  Once the mark is gone give the wet part of the quilt a squeeze with a dry towel and then air dry.  If anything is still visible once it's dry you can try again.  

GervisLooper

I managed to get it off to a satisfactory degree easily with just some soapy water and scrubbing. Turned out the stain was near the couple of inch wide hem where there was no insulation, just the cotton fabric.

I felt 'ok' about it once it was not visible as it then I think of it just like all the other invisible molecules that would surely be present on it.

Turns out it was not suitable anyway! It blocked out too much light and felt very oppressive and also didn't give me access to storage I have made in the cab. Didn't know how restrictive it would be until I put it up.

I have come up with a new idea now to rather make them rigid by making a wooden frame and sandwiching them in between. Of course this will also be blocking but I plan to make it like patio doors so I can slide and access the front and provide light as I want but then slide back when I want full insulation.

My mum was not right pleased when I told her that the two days of work she took to make them has gone to waste.

Flugelhorn

GervisLooper said:

My mum was not right pleased when I told her that the two days of work she took to make them has gone to waste.

suspect your mum is quite used to this over the years. if I were her I think I would tell you to get on with it yourself

Devongardener

If you have to even think about invisible molecules in any textiles, you are probably not suited to living in a van without proper washing facilities, or do you just go home to Mum for bathing and laundry?

Emmia

Devongardener said:

If you have to even think about invisible molecules in any textiles, you are probably not suited to living in a van without proper washing facilities, or do you just go home to Mum for bathing and laundry?

And a hot meal no doubt

BarelySentientAI

This isn't the place to heckle the OP for their life choices.