Love my cats... but....
#21
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Holmen, WI
Posts: 6,459
Suggestion: I have now switched to cat (and dog) proof utility quilts like the strippy rag one photographed below and don't even consider making anything else in this animal loving home environment. I live in peace with the little devils now (and cotton flannel does not attract cat/dog hair like I thought it would-even with a black background):
#22
Flylady has a rubba scrubba for $4.95 and the bristles are very soft, but it really picks up the hair! It works better than the vacuum. I also put a sample quilt on my chairs, so if someone wants to sit there, i can just whisk it off. The rubber brush is amazing.
#23
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 10,590
Sorry to hear you had such a bad stretch there. Hopefully you are well on your way to being on the mend and ok.
#24
I use rubber gloves. You know the kind that we used to use to wash dishes? I put one on my hand and rub it on the surface. The fur tends to roll up and you can pick it right off. When I'm done I use a damp cloth/rag and then finally finish up with some type of a lint roller type of item. I think I get 98% of the hair off this way. I use this on fabric/quilts and FURNITURE (Including my two white wingback armchairs that my cat is positive are his).
#25
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Clay Springs AZ
Posts: 3,229
WOW. I only pay $3.50 for the Pledge double roller with the hair catcher clear plastic top. When it fills up if your careful you can remove one roller and pull out the hair and reuse it.
This device is wonderful, I use it on my furniture and cat posts, it really works and better than a vacumn.
This device is wonderful, I use it on my furniture and cat posts, it really works and better than a vacumn.
#28
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Steamboat Springs, CO
Posts: 158
We have 2 cats who loooove to help me quilt. When this happens, I use the Pledge roller to remove most of the cat hair they shed for "extra" warmth, then wash and dry the quilt. (Dry on low). Comes out greaat every time.
#30
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Any place I can sew
Posts: 434
I was hospitalized in January for 29 days and then spent another 2 months recuperating. During this time I inadvertently left the quilt I was working on draped over the chair in my sewing room. Well, the cats decided this was the best place in the house to sleep. Now I have 3 months worth of cat hair embedded in the quilt. The quilt is almost finished. I have about 25% to finish the hand quilting on.
My question is: Does anyone have a good way to remove a lot of cat hair from the quilt? I have tried lint brushes and masking tape, but it is taking forever. Any suggestions appreciated.
My question is: Does anyone have a good way to remove a lot of cat hair from the quilt? I have tried lint brushes and masking tape, but it is taking forever. Any suggestions appreciated.
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