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janestarzWe had breakfast at Ikea yesterday morning on a whim, and came home with a little crate from their new series. It's the right size to fit two rolled-up adult cats, so we splurged on this Skogsta (which cost all of € 8,99) as a "preparing the house for kitten" move. The new Knagglig series is actually pretty larp-proof, so I can recommend checking these out.
The best part of this crate-thingy, next to being the perfect shape and size for two cats to snuggle up in, is that it's pretty open. We now have a box near the windowsill next to the balcony, with crispy paper. Doortje lies in it in the late afternoon, catching the final rays of sun when it's not too hot to do so. But boxes are closed on all sides, and they get dusty, hairy, musty, ICKY really soon. Even holding it upside down outside and shaking the hairs out is a horrible exercise. So here's to hoping the hairs and dust bunnies will fall right out.
I started by paper-piecing one-inch hexagons, using the brown scraps of quilting cotton, matching the little quilt I made for Doortje's spot in the windowsill. Soon enough, I realised I would want to be able to wash this thing, and washing a whole pillow might create something horribly lumpy. And we all know cats, sew something especially for them and you'll know they'll probably prefer a different spot. Wash something and if it comes out lumpy, it's the most horrible thing you could have done.
Doortje could really not care less about the crate and the inner-pillow, as demonstrated eloquently above. Her look says it all.
After wrapping hexagons, sewing everything together by hand, and appliqué'ing it to the pillow fabric (leftover curtain fabric, so it matches the drapes!), I backed the top layer with quilt batting and a layer of cotton muslin and quilted it on the machine. The sides (2,5 cm high, so not too high) and bottom were sewn on, and a zip in one of the bottom sides. This is the end result:
Pretty sweet-looking, but the final say was with Doortje, and the little kitten when he arrives. This next picture was taken three seconds after I put Doortje in the crate, onto the new pillow:
But she soon relented and settled down for a good picture:
The old box, sans dust and cat hairs and all the toys that had accumulated in it over time, is now ready to be tossed out. The crate is in its spot next to the balcony window. And Doortje is blissfully sleeping in her little hammock on the radiator, oblivious to the world and the trouble we go through to make her world better.
The best part of this crate-thingy, next to being the perfect shape and size for two cats to snuggle up in, is that it's pretty open. We now have a box near the windowsill next to the balcony, with crispy paper. Doortje lies in it in the late afternoon, catching the final rays of sun when it's not too hot to do so. But boxes are closed on all sides, and they get dusty, hairy, musty, ICKY really soon. Even holding it upside down outside and shaking the hairs out is a horrible exercise. So here's to hoping the hairs and dust bunnies will fall right out.
I started by paper-piecing one-inch hexagons, using the brown scraps of quilting cotton, matching the little quilt I made for Doortje's spot in the windowsill. Soon enough, I realised I would want to be able to wash this thing, and washing a whole pillow might create something horribly lumpy. And we all know cats, sew something especially for them and you'll know they'll probably prefer a different spot. Wash something and if it comes out lumpy, it's the most horrible thing you could have done.
Doortje could really not care less about the crate and the inner-pillow, as demonstrated eloquently above. Her look says it all.
After wrapping hexagons, sewing everything together by hand, and appliqué'ing it to the pillow fabric (leftover curtain fabric, so it matches the drapes!), I backed the top layer with quilt batting and a layer of cotton muslin and quilted it on the machine. The sides (2,5 cm high, so not too high) and bottom were sewn on, and a zip in one of the bottom sides. This is the end result:
Pretty sweet-looking, but the final say was with Doortje, and the little kitten when he arrives. This next picture was taken three seconds after I put Doortje in the crate, onto the new pillow:
But she soon relented and settled down for a good picture:
The old box, sans dust and cat hairs and all the toys that had accumulated in it over time, is now ready to be tossed out. The crate is in its spot next to the balcony window. And Doortje is blissfully sleeping in her little hammock on the radiator, oblivious to the world and the trouble we go through to make her world better.
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