I used to have 2 cats, They LOVE to be on top of anything you are attempting! I have a quilt I started to machine quilt ... maybe 10 years ago, I pulled it out of the storage bin.. that thing is COVERED with hair from my beloved Inky, I put it back in the container, I thought I might like to finish it, and give it as a gift.... I'll have to see if the hair will come off. I learned that you can't leave your quilt on the HandiQuilter and leave the room either. Cats love a hammock! My rails never were the same after Inky had his big butt on that top. His sister was content to lay on my lap, but would swat me if I had to move, and she was too fat to fit under the table, I never accomplished as much with her there. Now that they're both gone, I really miss having them around. My Greyhound never comes into my sewing room.