Cats in the sewing room???
04-17-2010, 02:49 PM
#81
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It wouldn't be a sewing area/room without at least one cat, kid or spouse "helping" me. LOL It like it because I sew a lot on my days off and I can still talk to everyone and spend time with them AND quilt at the same time. WIN WIN for us.
04-17-2010, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tigger5464
No outfit is complete without a covering of fur..be it dog or cat hair. :D Also...why is it that we have FURniture? Isn't it supposed to be covered with FUR? LOL...all 3 of my dogs come and go in my sew cave along with the cat :D
04-17-2010, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bjdemir
I love the colors of your let sleeping cats lie wall hanging. I just finished the whole quilt of nine blocks. A lot of cats! I did make the center block with "Let sleeping dogs lie - so 4 dog heads and 32 cat heads, but it was fun. I did use the mice also. My sis had better like it. A picture is on my camera and when I get it off I will try to post it.
04-17-2010, 04:28 PM
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I may not be in the majority but since my cats like to eat thread I prefer to keep them safe and keep my sewing in a seperate room with a door to close[/quote]
I quite understand! Not meaning to criticize. I just noticed when I joined how many members had cats in their avatar pictures![/quot
well it looks like we quilters are animal lovers (that is not a bad thing) and I think a little fur goes with everything my 2 babies love to examine and lay on the quilts I finish
I may not be in the majority but since my cats like to eat thread I prefer to keep them safe and keep my sewing in a seperate room with a door to close[/quote]
I quite understand! Not meaning to criticize. I just noticed when I joined how many members had cats in their avatar pictures
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Originally Posted by ktbb
for a different perspective, if any of you sew for others, or plan to give a quilt away, be aware that some people can be so allergic to animal hair that even after washing there is enough animal dander left in a quilt to cause allergic reactions. I can imagine that cat fanciers have a hard time keeping their family members out of the room, but there may be a time...
04-17-2010, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by no1jan
Originally Posted by Candace
My two cats aren't allowed in my sewing room. I worry about the thread as we had to put one cat down at 2 years old for a second intestinal blockage. Plus, we have guests that are somewhat allergic to cats and I want the guest room as allergan free as possible.
I called the vet for an appointment and sure enough, my little mokie had an intestinal obstruction. He told me he wouldn't live long if he wasn't operated on. After the surgery and $500.00 later, my cat is fine. The vet gave me a plastic baggy and showed me the yarn he had eaten. It was over a yard long.
Every time I sew I am careful of what he can see and possibly eat.
Even if there is a little thread on the floor, he seems to have radar for it. It is very dangerous! But if I have a WIP he will find a way to lay on it.
04-17-2010, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by farscapegal
I am extremely allergic to cats. My question is if you let your cats on your fabric and quilts do you tell the people you are giving them to that you have cats and they have been on the fabric?
Just curious.
Sybil
Just curious.
Sybil
04-17-2010, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sandra Craig
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I may not be in the majority but since my cats like to eat thread I prefer to keep them safe and keep my sewing in a seperate room with a door to close
I may not be in the majority but since my cats like to eat thread I prefer to keep them safe and keep my sewing in a seperate room with a door to close
well it looks like we quilters are animal lovers (that is not a bad thing) and I think a little fur goes with everything my 2 babies love to examine and lay on the quilts I finish[/quote]
If my kitty or any pet ate threads, I'd keep them out of the room too. You have to protect them. It never occurred to me that a pet would eat yarn or thread since it had never happened with ours. We sure were lucky.
04-17-2010, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Kitsie
Originally Posted by suesews
I have 5 house cats, and lately I only let one cat in at a time, and only if he/she will lie down and go to sleep. One cat is a 7 month old kitten, and he is a holy terror in there. He only gets in if he sneaks in! I try to keep my hand sewing things (thread, needles, etc.) in a zipper bag in the living room, or things go missing, especially my thimble. I've never had one take thread off the machine, but maybe I'd better watch my dining room table where I have my Pfaff Grand Quilter set up for a large quilt project. You gotta love em, but they sure are curious!
Sue
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04-17-2010, 07:12 PM
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My sewing room door never gets closed except when we have company. Neighbors don't count as company. We have only one cat. We got him from the animal shelter when he was about 1 1/2 years old. If I ever shut the door when I was in there, I'm sure he'd sit outside the door and cry until he got let in. He likes the sewing room because there is a tree right outside the window. He likes to watch the squirrels and birds. At five years old, he rarely bothers my thread. He used to try to catch the needle when I sewed. Now, the only problem is wanting to lie on a quilt when I'm quilting it. All my quilting is done on the machine.
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