Kitty Craft

 

I've been feeling a little sorry for my pets lately, since they pretty much lost their place as the center of the universe 2 years ago when Elliot was born.  Up until then they had vacationed in Maine, been pampered in Manhattan, and now they're lucky if they get some kibble and a pat on the head.  So, in that spirit, I decided to give them a little crafty TLC.  I started with a bed for my cat Clio (yes, he has a girl's name, but that was his name when we adopted him and when our vet said he was a boy, we did not have the heart to change it, so we just changed the spelling). 

I used some fabric I've been toting around since the year Clio came into our lives with some others from my stash, and an old down pillow I was about to donate.  I opened up the pillow to remove some of the bulk so that it would be a little slouchy.  Wow, down is messy, so don't do this in your kitchen unless you want to vacuum your counters.  I covered the pillow with some nice black and white ticking, then made a little "apron"  out of a kitty print and some red bias tape. 

This project is part of "use what you have" month over at simple sparrow.  Clio seems to approve...

See all of the photos over here...

Comments

[Alicia W]

Love it! Clio is such a lucky boy!

[hillary]

that kitty fabric is great!

[Hanna]

What a beautiful cat - and the fabric is great too! Cat craft sounds nice, I have to do some myself soon I think! :-)

[~Vicki]

it's lovely, i really like the fabric combinations. clio is a beauty too!!

[nichola]

Very cute! I was just browsing Craftster for some kitty bed ideas and found yours.