My pesty kitties and work surfaces
#61
My cats give my quilts all the love they can. Something about the batting draws them like magnets. They purr and pour their love into the quilts just like I do as I sew them. I don't try to keep them off of my fabric or work. I did have a problem when I brought home the embroidery machine, the oldest one thought it was for her as she loves the vibration from it. (She was a refinery cat from Houston where the machine noises were prolific and the embroidery machine really brings back good feelings for her.)
Since the rest of the house has cat hair, this makes the quilts in progress fit right in. I would not give a quilt to someone without washing it and warning about the cat hair.
Since the rest of the house has cat hair, this makes the quilts in progress fit right in. I would not give a quilt to someone without washing it and warning about the cat hair.
#62
my house is a cat refuge haven. we have 7 cats. the first one I actually went and got from the pound. the other 6 showed up over the years and I have too soft of a heart and just couldn't leave these little critters to fend for themselves. I am a hand quilter and whenever I am working on a quilt I will fold it up and set it next to my side of the couch until the next day. there is just something about an unfinished quilt in my house that the cats have to sleep on!!
this is my youngest cat. Mia was about 5 weeks when she showed up and this was taken right away after her arrival.
this is my youngest cat. Mia was about 5 weeks when she showed up and this was taken right away after her arrival.
Mia on my Triple Irish Chain quilt
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#63
me too scrappy cats, every quilt that I do has to go through the washer on gentle cycle and I could use all the cat hair in the lint trap of my dryer for some kind of natural hair batting or something. lol
#64
Originally Posted by ohioquilter
my house is a cat refuge haven. we have 7 cats. the first one I actually went and got from the pound. the other 6 showed up over the years and I have too soft of a heart and just couldn't leave these little critters to fend for themselves. I am a hand quilter and whenever I am working on a quilt I will fold it up and set it next to my side of the couch until the next day. there is just something about an unfinished quilt in my house that the cats have to sleep on!!
this is my youngest cat. Mia was about 5 weeks when she showed up and this was taken right away after her arrival.
this is my youngest cat. Mia was about 5 weeks when she showed up and this was taken right away after her arrival.
#65
This has turned into quite the thread~! I so love hearing all the stories about your kitty companions! Keep em coming!
I'm not going to do the water bottle because I don't want my stuff to get wet, but I will start covering my work area when I'm done. My problem is that I work sporadically, as much as my 2 year old toddler will let me...so it's one of the reasons I hardly put things away. I also have my laptop on the same table (im addicted to facebook and quilting videos on YouTube!) so I'd be covering and un-covering the table several times a day, prolly just as much as I would be yelling at the cats to get off my table, lol.
I'm not going to do the water bottle because I don't want my stuff to get wet, but I will start covering my work area when I'm done. My problem is that I work sporadically, as much as my 2 year old toddler will let me...so it's one of the reasons I hardly put things away. I also have my laptop on the same table (im addicted to facebook and quilting videos on YouTube!) so I'd be covering and un-covering the table several times a day, prolly just as much as I would be yelling at the cats to get off my table, lol.
#66
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
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Originally Posted by blzzrdqueen
They are not allowed on these surfaces, but they are extremely stubborn and because there are 4 of them, they team up to rule the roost... :D
#67
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Oakville,ON
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I have 3 cats, and only 1 Marmalade likes to come and visit me when I am sewing. She particularly likes it when I spread a quilt out to sandwich it together. That way she can lay on it, make sure it's comfy, smells good, tastes good, and then wants to be petted too. She also likes it when I am cutting, cause she can stand on the fabric, play with the ruler and one of these days she is going to get her paw cut....
I am reluctant to spray any of my cats, because usually I am working on something they are laying on and I don't want to get it wet!
I am reluctant to spray any of my cats, because usually I am working on something they are laying on and I don't want to get it wet!
#68
I'm not sure if you can train a cat to stay off food surfaces; but you sure can teach them that it's naughty behavior! keep a spray bottle with water handy, when ever you catch them on the table or counter, spray them with a nice strong stream; they'll get the hint pretty quick I used to have cats, poor babies passed on... I know they got on the counter when I wasn't home, cuz' cats like to be 'up' but, at least they didn't do it when I was around. another thing you could try.. spray a sheet of plastic with adhesive, just somethine cheap... lay it sticky side up over your work area.. they HATE sticky paws.
#69
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,152
Originally Posted by blzzrdqueen
I have 4 cats, all of whom like to lay on top of high surfaces, like tables and ironing boards. I make them shoo off of these surfaces several times daily. My sewing room is my dining room, and I have my mini ironing board and my cutting mat and my box of current fabrics on my table and my sewing machine on a smaller desk. I'm forced to wipe down my surfaces and lint roll my ironing boards and I'm simply too lazy to put things away. How do you keep your kitties off work surfaces and ironing boards and where ever else they may lay?
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