When my Saint Bernard blows coat in the spring and fall it like living in a fur lined house..It was really bad when I had two. I buy the sticky tape rollers in four packs.

what... you don't like fur on your quilt????

Mine don't really bother my work until I start to quilt it. Then a couple of them think I have it spread out over my workspace just for them. I don't worry about the cat hair, but I do wash them before giving them away. I actually like have them in my sewing room. I have plenty of cat sleeping spots for them and they keep me company.

I use the sticky roller here too but, only if she has really shed bad or it's a gift for someone. I don't usually worry about it till after I have washed it and it's ready to send off. Afterall, it's almost impossible for me not to have cat hair or one of my blond hairs somewhere.

I think you are very lucky if a four ft tall obstruction stops your cat. Ours could jump ontop of the refrigerator in a single effortless looking leap from a seated position right alongside of it!

Cats are comfort seeking devices, so I make sure there is something a lot more inviting for my little guy than my project. Actually he's content to sit/lay on a kitchen chair that has a comfy old cushion on it. If I put his "throne" about a foot away from my chair he's content to sit next to me and snooze. If I forget to pull out his chair within an hour he's tring to snuggle on my project.

Like others I use a sticky roller to remove fur as I notice it. Fortunately with this cat his fur is very fine and will come right off. In the past I had an orange cat with coarse fur that you had to remove as soon as possible or it would somehow work it's way into the weave of the fabric, and would then become very difficult to remove.

Lint Roller. I keep lint rollers in several rooms of my house. You can roll that cat hair right up, you can roll it on the ironing board and I often roll it over my cutting board to get all those little pieces of threads and fabric up. When it looks full, just pull that layer off and you're ready to start again. I couldn't sew without one.

I keep everything covered with flannel backed table cloths I picked up very cheaply. My cats can jump a 4' fence in a heartbeat. I'm still trying to find something to keep them out of the room. It doesn't have a door.

Clean, rubber cleaning glove just move gently over fabric or furniture. Painters tape wrapped upside down around my hand works also. Vacuum with the upholstery attachment.

You are lucky if a four foot fence keeps your furbabies out. We have a six foot wood fence that our neighbors cats can leap in a single bound while holding a small rabbit. Felt really bad for the rabbit. We have a 10 acre field behind our housing area and there are lots of rabbits and groundhogs. Also, snakes, possums, skunks and various other varmints!

I have the sticky roller too and it's great, but if you do not have one just take some tape, any kind, masking, scotch tape, even duct tape. Roll it around your hand, and have at it. My cats are in my sewing room all the time because it does not have a door. I have done this many times.