Awwwh! What a sweet little "progress stopper" ;-)
I understand where you are coming from. My calico, Patches, seems to sense the second I get out the rotary cutter, because she is there in a flash, flopping down for a belly rub right where I am trying to cut! I am so afraid she is going to lose the tip of her tail one of these days!
Love the quilt peeking out from under the box.