Pennyquilts Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 How do I keep my cat off the quilt I have pinned onto Lola? I am going NUTS here. I have this really neat cat that I just love to death but I'm ready to throw her into a snow bank LOL She will NOT stay off the quilt that is pinned on the LA. She made this nice little dip the other day when I forgot to release the rollers. When I walk away from the machine for hours or over night I don't leave the tention on the leaders. There are no doors to my new studio or I would close them to keep her out. Thank you so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Try putting some tinfoil on the top.....cats are supposed to hate the stuff. A little squirt of water at the cat too? Don't quite know how my hubby did it but my cats won't go on the furniture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Good Luck:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Over feed the cat so that it can't jump very high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 put a squirt bottle of water nearby so you can reach it while you're quilting it - & give him a squirt in the face as soon as he jumps up w/o making a big deal about it - be consistent and in a day or 2, he'll find another spot to watch you from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Unwind the quilt so it sags real low and they won't jump or try and walk on it. If you float your quilt top you can roll it up all on to the canvas so there is no quilt showing. Spray bottle works great to train and if you make them their own flannel quilt and put it on their own little shelf that makes them happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainquilter Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Penny, I would keep 2 water sprayers handy by the quilt frame and spray the heck out of the cat so it will learn not to go near frame. I have had to do that for my leather furniture also. Mine loves to nest in the batting that is hanging down . We have quite the go arounds but mine has learned not to go near the frame or to claw the furniture. Mountainquilter Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 There are things at the petstore, like laveder spray, that cats don't like. You can spray this around the perimeter of your machine and hopefully it will keep them from jumping up on the quilts. My cat is still afraid of my machine so she doesn't try to get onto the frame. I do have a quilt just for her to snuggle on that I keep on my sewing chair when I'm not on it and that is good enough for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 When they hop up on the tin foil the sound will scare them enough to hop right off again. I also like the idea of making kitty its own little quilt to sit on up high on a shelf because they like to perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veg-girl Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Next time you have no quilt on the frame just drape a piece of fabric between the rollers. When the cat jumps up onto it she will fall straight through and hopefully will be so shocked she won't go near it for a long time. Mine kept away for 18 months after he fell through. Alternatively you will have to ,make a board that covers the area or at least put some fabric over the quilt so it doesn't get dirty, though it will still sag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I used Yvette's idea of putting a piece of cloth between the rollers with no quilt on there. My cat jumped up there, fell through and hasn't done that again. Also, I made sure to leave the brake off when I am not working on the quilt. It has pretty much the same effect as the loose cloth. My other cat fell though on a real quilt with no brake on and she hasn't tried it again either. The best part about either of these things is that you don't have to be anywhere around when they jump on the quilt, so they don't get the idea that they can do it when you aren't around, like they sometimes do with a water bottle. I don't want mine near the quilt as some people are allergic to cats, and couldn't tolerate having had the cat on their quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennyquilts Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thank you all for the great tips. I love the foil idea. LOL So, tonight before I went to bed I put a long piece of tin foil on the quilt and left the break off. LOL a few min. ago I was woken up by a loud thud, crumbling tin foil and the sound of a cat scooting across the kitchen floor. ROFLOL I think she got the hint. LOL Thank you again. Penny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Oh Penny thank you for the Monday morning laugh while sitting at my desk dreading the next 8 hours!!! Although I am thankful that I have a job. Hope, your cat learned his/her lesson.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 It's too bad that you didn't leave a camera running, that would have made a good little movie clip...:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Glad the tinfoil did the trick......Hopefully your kitty has a good memory and the lesson won't need repeating. Might be a good idea to keep the foil on for a few more nights though. Lucky for my cats, my room has a door on it to keep them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 :P:P too funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanramey Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I leave the brake off of my frame also and my cat quickly got the message. Also, it helps to have 2 sheepdogs guarding the doorway of my studio. :P Of course the dogs can be a nuisance also when they roll around on the batting when it hangs down under the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I love to laugh at my pets, too. hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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