Pat Murphy

I have two cats. The one in my avatar is Flash. That was the first time, but not the last time, I found him on the quilt I was fmq. It has pins every 2 inches, and I put a garbage bag on it. This is what I found when I returned. That's his "You aren't going to make me move are you look." Sometimes the other one joins us. That gives me 25 pounds of cats to move while quilting! But I love the company, and I don't enter shows! They both insist on sitting on a quilt while I sew on the binding. It isn't easy, but it's cozy.

noveltyjunkie

Our pets are of the type which live in a hutch or a cage or a run in the garden- nothing with fur runs loose in our house!

Yorkielover5

I enjoy my pets. We like being together. Of course, they are in the sewing room with me. They stay out of the way, just hang out and are companionable. I find pets to be very peaceful. Right now, I have 5 little Yorkies and 1 Morkie. In the past, I also had kitties. They simply enhance my life!

KS quilter

I think I can tell you. Dogs like to please you....cat's please
themselves! (But I love um.)

stinson5043

Our dog Santana holds the chair down and guards the T.V.He also keeps track of all the other stuff that goes on in the house.

FroggyinTexas

I have three dogs who stay with me in the sunroom/sewing room that my great grandchildren call the dog room. Does that tell you anything? They go in and out the doggy door in the glass storm door, chase squirrels that are always on the fence or in a tree, sleep on their pallets under my feet and occasionally come and stand on their hind legs with their front paws on my knee to demand some ear-scratching.

When I'm doing hand work, they come to see what I'm doing, but quickly get bored and go back to the squirrels or to sleep.

One is a Yorkie, one is a Schnauzer and one is a Pomeranian we rescued from the pound just a few hours before she was due for execution. Visitors have to get used to them--they were here first.

Mumzbear

Miss Maggie, my little Jack Russell, is my constant companion! I enjoy her company. Only problem is I always have a bundle of toys on the floor.

whinnytoo

I have two doxies and their legs are too short to be able to 'do' the stairs that go down to my sewing room/studio. A blessing in disguise really!!

star619

"Let them in"? - there's a choice? Well, no one let me know.My two cats (both rescue cats - one a black & white tuxedo female, and my "velcro kitty"- a completely black Bombay) fully believe that I can do nothing without their assistance. Although I have a son-in-law with cat allergies, there would be no way to keep the cats out of the sewing without getting rid of them. And, since they are my only company from dawn until dusk, when my husband comes home, that is not really a choice. I just make sure to launder the quilts on their way out of the house. : )

jbrother

I am always afraid the cat will swallow a pin or a length of thread or a piece of fabric...not good and can cost you a lot in vet bills. The dog, as much as I love her, always wants to lay wherever I need to walk and both the cat and dog are constantly head-butting to be petted, so I purchased a see-through pet gate that has a kitty door. The dog lays outside the door, but can see me so that prevents whining, and if I am doing something not involving thread or pins or trying to cut out a quilt, I open the cat gate so the cat can come in. Works like a charm.