During the same scrounging session, I also found a leftover piece of orange minkee dot and some home dec fabric from Ikea that I bought to make curtains for my spare bedroom. I ended up using something not as heavy for the curtains, and kept the fabric because a) I loved it, and b) figured I could make something cool out of it someday.
Turns out, it was just the right weight for a Cat Cave.
I probably should iron those seams, huh? They're looking a little unfinished.
I used three layers of high-loft polyester batting + the minkee + a cotton backing for the bottom to make it nice and soft. It wasn't easy getting it all under the walking foot. I also added a layer of batting in addition to the fusible interfacing around the opening for more stability, then satin-stitched the edges.
Archie wasn't quite sure what to make of it. There was a lot of sitting next to it, and a lot of peering inside, but no venturing in for quite a while.
It took two weeks, but now it's his favorite place to nap while I'm sewing.
That's one happy cat.
1 comment:
What a great project! Love the colors you used and the cat is beautiful.
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