Yeah, I have that problem in my house too (but I don't have a long arm - just the cats). One of my kitties is blind now : ( so she doesn't really bother my quilting too much anymore, but the other one - dang. She will jump up on my sewing table, sit just to the left of the machine, right where the quilt is supposed to be, and watch. I repeatedly put her back on the floor and tell her that I am NOT going to teach her how to sew, no matter how hard she tries to convince me to!!!!!