Why do the cats do this?
 

I have chased my Cat (August) off my quilt in progress three times in the last couple hours. Why do they like these blocks?:rolleyes:[ATTACH=CONFIG]372610[/ATTACH] I have seen so many pictures about the same thing. Oh no! I went back to continue and found April up there also.[ATTACH=CONFIG]372621[/ATTACH]

He wants to see what his mom is working on.

Dunno, but every time I lay out a quilt on a couch or the floor any dog in the area will immediately come and lay on it.

Because they can!!

my cat gets on it, under it, chases it when i pull it off the bed lol

My cats do the same, one gets pretty mad when I take it away. She is also fascinated with scissors, when she hears the first cut she comes running from wherever she is. She will just sit and watch me cut and when I lay scissors down she will lay on them. If I try to take "her" scissors she will swat at me.

It's warm, it's new and they need to get their scent on it.

My cats do the same thing. When you figure it out, let me know.

My thoughts exactly!!! They are just soooo nosy ... we have 3 indside kitties and they are always laying on any works in progress!!! lol

jody

I always wonder if they are jealous of what we are working on, or trying to be involved and helping. :D

That is why my cat is named Damn Cat!! Actually my Maltese is worse..When I am hand quilting, he has to lay on the part on draping onto the floor

Pat625...i have a Maltese too..she has to lay on every quilt she can get to. But aren't they the sweetest little dogs?

I bought mine off Craigs list..He was afraid of people for a while..You couldn't even talk too loud around him..He was a matted mess and half his back was chewed up because of a skin condition..Now he is healthy and throws a fit if I don't let him in the bathroom with me..I got him for company since I am disabled and alone during the day when the kids are in school..I don't know how I would live without him now..Last time I was in the hospital for a week, he refused to eat hardly. I couldn't wait to come home to him..

I have to laugh, as I've never had a cat, and the stories you all tell about them are just too funny.. Socrates is very well behaved, and he will hang out in his dog house a couple of feet from where I am working.. He does have a need to be close, except when he is tired, and wants to go to sleep for the night.. Then he needs to be picked up,a nd put on the bed..

Our two cats have to lay on, play on, hide under, sleep on, and most irritating of all shed on everything I make. My dog on the other hand just walks on what ever is on the floor and is my chief judge. Luckily he is easily convinced of its merit with tummy rubs.

Merivale
Australia.

I think this is the correct answer. As human pets your ONLY jobs are to feed, clean litter for, and entertain the cats. If you are working on something else you obviously don't know your place and must be reminded.

They say dogs have owners, and cats have servants. That said, I don't think I ever want to live a life without a cat in it. Relatively low maintenance, and they love you back. Mine always have, anyway.

What pretty babies. They just want to help.

He likes,to feel and touch the pretty material........

They are doing Quality Control.

Mom is a quilter
Her quilt needs my approval
I must lay on it


Seven is QC
Approving quilts is her task
Hair removal mine


I've had several Quality Control Cats. One time Fluffy was asleep in the bed room when my mom was over. I brought several quilt tops into the living room and before I got the first one shook out, she was under it! Seven is my current cat. When I have blocks laid out on the floor, or more recently a quilt top since I now have a design wall, if she doesn't lay down on the quilt blocks/top, I know she doesn't like it.

Don't know but that was the main reason that I bought a design wall. I could never lay anything out on the floor, my cat was right in the middle of it rearranging my blocks.

Lol. My cat still likes to rearrange my blocks on my design wall lol. He sees me putting them up, I see him batting them down lol

Mine spent the night tearing all the batting out of a quilt I had attached to the long arm.
He also will lay on the fabric that Im cutting on my mat.
They do love quilts as the best place to lay.
But he also worries about me when I sneeze and comes running.

Well to begin with she is helping, :) and I just wanted to say to you how lucky you are to have your tortie w/you. I miss my Ellie so much and it has been over 18 months. The other cats are great, but when you have been loved by tortie you really know love. I believe she is just showing you how much she loves being with you and if this is what you are doing she will be right there with you.

I have no idea but my kitty does the same thing. Must be an ancient instinct in kitties.:)

Kola usually stays off my current projects. She has taken to using my LA as her personal hammock. So I keep a sheet over my work. She does love to mess with paper patterns, you know the ones from McCall's, Simplicity etc...

If I have a large project going on in my main sewing room. I will close the door in the evening when I am done. Because who knows what cats do when we are sleeping.

I have 3 cats. One likes to lay on my folded piles of fabric that are sitting there waiting to be cut. One likes to try and lay on the fabric on the cutting mat as I am cutting it. The kitten has decided that it is his job lay on, jump on, crawl under, pull and tug on the actual work in progress. It took me THREE DAYS to put a simple border on my latest quilt top because of all his help. I can't even begin to imagine how fun it is going to be to get this sandwiched and basted.

Cat's love anything off limits, The M markings on their heads stand for mischievious

I have One Idea! Could It Be that ALL theses CATS are Really Just (Now this Only Applys to those Who believe in Reincarnation!) QUILTERS Who have Gone to The Big LQS in the SKY?
I'm Just Saying LOL

One of my two cats is always trying to help LOL. The other one is always some where off on her own, usually on our bed. My cat who is always trying to help grabs the thread on the machine and runs down the hall, down the steps and threw the house with it. Pain in the buns. Hate it when she messes with my serger. I keep it covered now.

We lost our 19 yo kitty this summer, but I have 4 little fur babies of the canine variety who are a great help! They have to inspect the fabric when it's brought in, when it's washed and dryed (they especially love it when it comes out of the dryer). They like to check it out on my shelves. If I put anything on the design wall, they jump up and pull it all down. When it becomes a quilt, they try to push each other off, to see who gets to sleep on it first. I have a Maltese, a Yorkie, a Chihuahua and a Porkie (pom/yorkie) and they are all very helpful. LOL!

Cats know when they sit on something whether or not they look beautiful. So I guess they are the quilt police.

Quality inspectors?

They want you to play with them!! :-)

They are helping. They are testing it out for warmth and cozyness. You know someone is going to enjoy it because the cats keep comming back.

Pretty cats! They look quite content.

Well it seems that cats believe every new thing in the house is theirs and once the new has worn off then its yours- Simple

I wonder if this is the answer!! I had my great laugh for today as I could picture you shooing the cat off three times and then the other cat jumps on it....

Wish I knew. Mine used to take over my cutting table with my blocks spread out and the other was either taking over my sewing machine or ironing board. Now I miss the "help" because 1 has passed and the other is now at home with DD in ILL.