Arts & Crafts

This week I made a pillowcase for a cat. I'll tell you why. Our cat Lance is a bit of a weirdo--a recluse, if you will. He spends most of his time in our bathroom shelf. 

Please excuse our ugly shelves

When we moved in, we kept towels in there. When it was down to one towel, Lance made himself at home. Since he wouldn't stop going in there, and no one enjoys cat hair on their towel, we decided that shelf would be his. We had a regular pillow that I was going to just throw out, but instead, I decided to make him a pillow case so he could sleep on something a little more comfy than an old Harry Potter towel. I had some paw print fabric that I never used, and after some quick measuring and what seemed like an entire day of sewing by hand, I turned it into a pillow case. 

Hand sewn

The finished product!

After vacuuming a serious amount of cat hair out of the shelf, I put the pillow in. It fits pretty good, and I'm glad it's a little plump, since it will have a 10 lb. cat on it for approximately 18-20 hours a day. 

The final step was to see if Lance likes it. He was pretty mad at me for having the vacuum out, so don't judge by the look on his face. I put the pillow in about an hour ago, and he's still in there. 

Lance's bedroom

Complete with curtain