Why do cats love our quilts???
07-21-2011, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ibeesewin
Why do you suppose it is that cats love to lay on quilts?
My kitty could have a blanket in a basket to lay in right beside me but..if the quilt was anywhere where she could get to it..that is where she would lay. If I am doing regular sewing like clothing or crafting she was happy to lay in her basket and not have any desire to get near the item.
I am also wondering if dogs do the same thing for others out there. My dog could care less if I am sewing a quilt or a dog bone...
My kitty could have a blanket in a basket to lay in right beside me but..if the quilt was anywhere where she could get to it..that is where she would lay. If I am doing regular sewing like clothing or crafting she was happy to lay in her basket and not have any desire to get near the item.
I am also wondering if dogs do the same thing for others out there. My dog could care less if I am sewing a quilt or a dog bone...
Try sprinkling a few flakes of catnip in her bed....
That will tend to keep her likeing to be in it.
07-21-2011, 01:35 PM
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If I lay the quilt sandwich out to baste it, and the large sizes go on the floor--the dog makes a mad dash to get on it first before the cat! It's like two kids elling "dibbs".
A quilt is their favorite over anything else. I think that it is really the fact that we have handled the fabric alot so our scent is deeply in it for them. I think they feel comfort in the scent and the feel of the fabric.
A quilt is their favorite over anything else. I think that it is really the fact that we have handled the fabric alot so our scent is deeply in it for them. I think they feel comfort in the scent and the feel of the fabric.
07-21-2011, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ibeesewin
Why do you suppose it is that cats love to lay on quilts?
My kitty could have a blanket in a basket to lay in right beside me but..if the quilt was anywhere where she could get to it..that is where she would lay. If I am doing regular sewing like clothing or crafting she was happy to lay in her basket and not have any desire to get near the item.
I am also wondering if dogs do the same thing for others out there. My dog could care less if I am sewing a quilt or a dog bone...
My kitty could have a blanket in a basket to lay in right beside me but..if the quilt was anywhere where she could get to it..that is where she would lay. If I am doing regular sewing like clothing or crafting she was happy to lay in her basket and not have any desire to get near the item.
I am also wondering if dogs do the same thing for others out there. My dog could care less if I am sewing a quilt or a dog bone...
07-21-2011, 06:24 PM
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My cats have to check out every single piece of fabric I bring into the house!!! And if it gets left on a horizontal surface, they get slept on!!!! But the pieces they love best are the ones intended for quilts........
My dogs love the quilts once they are put together & are on a bed. Then they snuggle into the quilt & make great foot warmers!!!!!!!
My dogs love the quilts once they are put together & are on a bed. Then they snuggle into the quilt & make great foot warmers!!!!!!!
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