cat fur sticking to batik
 

I made my son & DIL a beautiful Derrick Lockwood quilt for their wedding. It is all batiks, mostly black, with jewel tones. They love it! Her cat loves it -- yuck! It's a long-haired white cat! I see my first mistake - don't do dark colors where there is a white cat.
My question is: Has anyone had success in keeping cat fur from sticking to batik fabric? They are willing to hang the quilt, but if cat fur is in the air, it may still attach itself. They don't want to just pack it away.
Please help if you have any suggestions. This quilt took me 800 hours to piece and quilt this 6,500 piece beauty. I want them to be able to use it.
Yes, the back is also batik - black!

Hate to break it to ya - cat hair sticks to EVERYTHING!!! I have 2 gray cats, they aren't allowed on the quilts that I make and i am totally amazed at how much cat hair i brush off the quilts while I am working on them and how many teeny tiny cat hair balls are in the washer and dryer after i wash the quilt when i am finished working on it.


btw - dog hair isn't any different.

I use Shed Guard. It won't stop the cat hair from clinging, but makes it much easier to remove.
https://www.amazon.com/Shed-Guard-Re.../dp/B00KMZNPJG

I don't think they should really mind the cat fur - they have a cat. They should use and enjoy the quilt - and I hope they use it and love it till it falls apart ... cat fur be darned!
Perhaps they could cover it after the bed is made with a light sheet since the cat also loves it. It would cut down the cat fur a bit.

Cat fur sticks to everything. There's no tendency for it to stick to batiks any more than any other fabric. Most are tighter weaves so it should stick less. As a cat owner, I don't even notice cat hair anymore, I'm sure they are used to white cat hair everywhere. I wouldn't worry about it.

I also think they should go ahead and use it. The cat hair won't harm it. They can just lint roll it a couple of times a week if it bothers them. Maybe give them a pack of lint rollers?

We also had a white cat (see my avatar) whose hair managed to weave its way into fabric. SuzzyQ has it right. Shedding and hairballs go hand in hand with purrs and cuddles. One of those sticky rollers helps a bit, but short of shaving the cat, nothing will get rid of all the hair all the time. I often threw one of my sweaters or fleeces onto the bed. Chester would curl up on it instead of the quilt. Guess he liked my smell.

I agree. It's their cat and if they are willing to put up with it and clean the cat hair periodically then leave it to them. My fur baby canine Brutus sheds more than we thought. Got the vacuum out yesterday to clean under the fridge. Could've made a fur coat with the hair under it. He rarely goes into my sewing room and doesn't get on the bed. Fur is light weight and it flies with every movement. If you don't want pet fur on any of the quilts you make then don't give them to people with pets. Not being nasty making a point. [QUOTE=SuzzyQ;7688492]I don't think they should really mind the cat fur

People hair and skin flakes stick to them too. They clean up.

I learned a helpful tip for removing cat hair from furniture - I don't know if would work as well on a quilt. You wear rubber gloves (Playtex type) and vigorously rub the fabric surface. The fur just balls up and then is easy to vacuum away! I thought I was going to have to throw out a perfectly good sofa but now it looks great.

I use to have a wonderful cat in the house. A hand held vacuum with brushes worked to remove the cat hair from furniture and fabric. It was an everyday chore but all living things require maintenance.

I have lint rollers in almost every room of my house. You can get packages of 6 or so at Costco for a fairly good price. I even have one in the bathroom for when I get dressed.

thanks, put one can in my Amazon cart. i have 3 indoor cats!

I made my oldest son a quilt that he just loves - it stays on his bed and he uses it every night. He also has a kitten that he loves and she stays on his bed too!

The last time I was at his house I saw the quilt and it looked like a giant, queen size hairball! :eek: He said he doesn't bother trying to remove it because it would just get covered again...

That would drive me crazy, but his quilt...his cat...

Yes...another layer of warmth! ;)

Static guard spray will help, but as everyone has said- cat hair is a fact of life in a cat household. I too have a white cat. Spraying static guard on my quilt makes removing cat hair easier I can just use a lint roller most of the time. My cat firmly believes every quilt I make is for him.

A friend and I were making our friend, Bonnie, a quilt for her 50th birthday. My friend has a cat, when she gave me her part back to finish I was horrified about the cat hair. I tried like crazy to get it all off. When we gave it to our friend she opened it up and suddenly from no-where her cat came to investigate. And I just laughed, and my quilting friend said she was concerned about the cat hair but there was no need. I never said anything to either of them. For me, once I give the quilt to the person, whatever happens, happens. I just hope they like it and will use it anyway they want.

Our pair of darlings -- Hobey Cat (white) and Alley Cat (black) -- made no fabric safe from some furry deposits... they groom themselves where ever....
We did vacuum as needed -- sofas and chairs --and wash as needed, but never got too bothered by it...
Kind of like putting up with little children when there are not fully housebroken.... wonder when that happens!

we're a no cat household, but do have 2 dogs (one black, one white) that are allowed into certain rooms of the house (living room, kitchen and dining when we're not preparing food or eating) and not on furniture. I sew and long arm on different FLOORS of the house than where they are allowed to be--but still I will find those few hairs that float in the air or stick to our clothing or shoes and we carry upstairs on us in the sewing rooms. It's impossible to totally prevent.

keeping the bedroom door shut will help-until the cat sneaks in. I have a cat that gets on the bed but only at night when we are there. I throw a sheet on the bed every night.

No cats in my house but two long hair dogs that shed a ton! I have learned that putting a dryer sheet in with a load will really help to cut the amount of cat hair. I have been known to use the dryer on air - no heat - with a couple dryer sheets to try and control the hair......

If they love the cat, they know all about the hair and they either don't care or they know how to get the hair off.

I have a long haired black cat, (and formerly had a Malamute hair dispenser) and I either use a sticky roller or one of those stiff brushes that is sold in the laundry department of most grocery stores that is shaped like an iron. That is the only brush that de-furred my quilts, cars, chairs, me, etc.

Long haired white cat here. I have 2 of those "brushes" that swipe hair off when moving the ""brush" in one direction. Reverse lets go of it. I like them better than the lint rollers. Only way to not have pet hair is to not have a pet. Can you imagine life without 'em?

We have an orange cat, he thinks all the quilts in the house are his. It's ok, he's family so we just use a small hand vacuum and clean them up. Lint rollers work for quick touch ups when we have company. Our friends know we have a cat, most of them have pets also so it's not an issue, we just pass out lint rollers.

Good luck with whatever you do.

I will say that people who want to use a quilt (no matter how they use it; hang, couch, bed, in trunk for impromtu picnics/ice cream...) will use it. People who don't want to use it, wont.

Cats are cats and will do whatever they darn well please anyways. Any cat owner knows that!

I agree with Gingerk..cat fur comes with purrs and cuddles. Lint rolls a couple of times a week will help. It won't matter if the fabric is dark or not, it's par for the course if you own a cat.

I live with two Goldens and we have hair everywhere, even after brushing them and vacuuming. Pet owners are used to it. We love our animals and put up with it. That being said, we cover our bed with an old sheet when the dogs sleep with us. During the day, the door is shut. You either show off a quilt and live with the hair, or you cover it up and keep it pristine. Not much around it LOL

Our cat is short-haired with gray fur, but boy, does she shed. She sleeps on my bed on her own special mat. All your dear ones have to do is put the mat where the cat normally sleeps. Or if it likes catnip, put just a little on the mat for the first time. The mat is her special place. She gets lots of verbal praise and pets when she is there. It's very furry right now, and needs to be thrown in the washer, but here's a [ATTACH=CONFIG]561338[/ATTACH] picture. It's flannel...cats seem to like that and I made it to blend with her color. On your son's quilt, I'd probably use a light color of black so it didn't distract from the quilt.

Having dog hair on everything really bothers me, and I have a dog! She is mostly black, so the hair doesn't show much on jeans and dark clothes, but you can see it in wisps floating along the floor at times! I know it would be less if I brushed her every day, but I just can't seem to remember.
My son and his family have a white dog and a light colored cat. The kids are always covered in dog/cat hair, and it really gets to me, particularly when I pick them up to go somewhere. Of course, they rarely vacuum, and all their clothes are dark colored. Ack!

Admitedly I have not read most of these reponses. I have dogs. Dog hair (and presumably cat hair when you have cats) is a fact of life. For me, it is what it is. I do LOTS of laundry. Need to do more vacuuming than what I do. I'm sure this is not the first item they have had to deal with cat fur.

I've got 3 cats. In a dry climate, cat hair goes anywhere it can stick to. All someone had to do in the age of polyester dress pants was walk in the door, and they were covered.

If you know someone has cats, and lets the cats sleep wherever, make something cat-fur hiding. I used a lot of oriental print squares in a quilt, along with white, and don't notice the cat hair. I made a pillow cover throw out of the cheap quilted stuff sold in stores, it was all white and sleazy, and the Snowshoe's darker fur is covering it. I don't see it on the good white cotton.

My cats rule.

When you own a pet, it becomes part of the family. I accept the fact that I am going to have pet hair everywhere and don't fret over it anymore. If I'm giving someone something, I go over it with masking tape and tweezers. Takes a while, but it works.