how to get smoke smell out of bag?

hope you don't mind my trying to answer your update. if it is quilted, it should be safe to wash. use cold water, in order to be safe. do not put in the dryer or in a washing machine. hand wash -- rubbing soapy water into the fabric, gently with your hands. (not with a brush, it could snag the stitching.)

you can soak it if you can leave the handles and other leather parts sticking out of the basin. as rosalie has pointed out, even though cows get wet, leather doesn't like water. :)

if the bottom of the bag is made of leather too, then i don't think you should soak. rub soapy water on the non-leather parts (much like a dry-cleaner would), and leave in for about three hours. rinse out, and do the same thing with baking soda dissolved in water, again keeping away from the leather.

rinse well. this will inevitably get the rest of the bag wet. it's okay, as long as it's brief. wipe of the leather parts and rub afterbath oil on them before the water dries out. this will keep the leather from shrinking when the water evaporates.

hang out to dry. rub oil on the leather again when you notice that some water has evaporated. you can do this three or four times till the leather completely dries. it'll preserve the leather and make it nice smelling too.

First of all, never ever ever get leather wet. Never.

You will ruin the bag.

To clean this, you should be able to use some saddle soap, which you can get at a local tack shop or feed store, or online here- they ship ground for free:

http://www.kvsupply.com/fiebing-saddle-soap

also order a small sponge:

http://www.kvsupply.com/tack-sponge

Get the sponge wet, wring it out so it feels dry, and using circular motions, get some tack soap half of one side of the sponge until it makes a paste- you don't ever want to give your leather a bubble bath.

Apply the saddle soap in circular motions to a small area of the leather at a time, and wipe it with a damp cloth. ONLY do this to the smooth parts of the leather, and do not get the leather wet. The saddle soap contains glycerin, and will help to clean out the smoke smell, while keeping the leather safe and supple. Just do a small area at a time, and wipe it with a damp cloth, then buff with a dry one- you'll get most of the smoke smell out that way.

The rest will have to come out by using an old sock and a box of baking soda. Fill the sock with the baking soda, put it in the bag, and leave it for a while. It should get most of the smell out.

Neither one of these things should harm the bag, and neither cost a lot. Don't spray anything else in or on your bag, or you may ruin it- especially things that contain oil or solvents or perfume. And never put soap anywhere near your bag either- the saddle soap is really fat and glycerin, not the surfactants we think of as 'soap', which would ruin it.

Air it outside for a few days.