Originally Posted by shihtzulover
I have been a member of this board for almost a year and I just got into quilting about a year ago. ALL OF YOU LADIES post pictures of the most beautiful quilts I have ever seen (I'm so envious...I'll get there one day..LOL).
What does bother me and is a question for all of you cat lovers...HOW DO YOU KEEP THE CAT HAIR OFF OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL QUILTS AND FABRIC? I see so many picutes of quilts, fabric, blocks, etc. that have your cats/kittens laying on the quilt, sewing machiine, block, fabric, and I'm sitting here thinking OMG, all that cat hair.
I do not mean any dis-respect to any of you cat lovers (I am a shih tzu lover...I have 9 of them) but I don't let my dogs lay on any of my quilts or fabric. They don't shed hair, but I don't care, they ARE NOT laying on my fabric, becuase I don't know where that fabric will end up at as a gift.
Our shih tzu shed. Even my daughter's Chihauhuas shed a little bit. My Pomeranian sheds in both spring and fall, as do the Yorkie and the Schnauzer, who has diabetes and has lost her vision to cataracts. And If I had a short haired domestic cat inside, I imagine s/he would shed.
I vacuum a lot, use lots of lint rollers and wash projects before giving them away. I know some people just can't stand the thought of having animals in the house. Their privilege and also their loss. It means a lot to me to have the veterenarian who treats my dogs say, "Wow! That dog really loves you." That's more important to me than a few stray hairs, no matter from whom they came. froggyintexs