after you finish the quilt put a clean sheet down somewhere, then the quilt, vacuum it very well, I use a hand held (dust buster) when finished either wash it, or bag it right away to protect it from new hair getting on it. i have made wool (bed-rugs) heavy wool quilts with lots of wool applique, cats seem to absolutely LOVE WOOL QUILTS! so, vacuumed well (both sides) then i wash it, get it dried and bag it in pillowcase to keep the cat hair away.