Made this cat bed a few weeks ago for Kisa. I hope she will enjoy hers as much as Pumpkin and Spike enjoy theirs :).

Here’s another picture of the bed that shows the color purple a bit better.

Pet bed #1 and pet bed #2 are still very popular, well actually mostly #2.
#1 is definitely a bit too small for optimal comfort and after each washing (every so often) Pumpkin and Spike need a lot of encouragement to start using it again. Spike mostly uses it for kneading and they actually prefer sleeping on the floor in front of it over actually sleeping on the bed :-/.

Pet bed #1 (on the left) wasn't reshaped yet in this picture, making it look exceptionally small. Please excuse the mouse hanging in front of the camera :)

Pumpkin and Spike have been trying to share pet bed #2 (the pink one), but it’s more like an uncomfortable twin bed. So I put pet bed #1 in the cat house and decided to make pet bed #3 :). I picked up some flannel at JoAnns (2,5 yards at $3,29/yard) a little while ago and decided to make the bed 150% of the original size. That would be the same size as pet bed #2 (queen size). Would…yes, because pet bed #3 turned out huge, more like an actual king size bed! I must have done something wrong with seam allowances, I’m guessing?

Of course Spike was the first to jump in... Pumpkin wasn't so easily gonna give up on his favorite sleeping spot *rolleyes* (we tried correcting him, that makes his naughty behavior actually worse)

Now Spike, king of his pillow, likes showing you how you can optimize the use of a king size bed :)

But…it only took a few hours, before they found each other again. Brotherly love, awww ! :)

(I must be a boring photographer, because they kept yawning on camera!)

I’ve added some detailing to the cat house:

~ a bell that rings whenever Spike or Pumpkin enters the house :) They happily play with it as well!

~ a house number; I finally decided between a name plate and an apartment number and I’m pleased with the result :)

~ birds on elastic thread, made of cardboard from cornflakes and taco packaging

~ organic cat grass, which they don’t seem too keen on, actually. They were intrigued while I took the pictures, but now they completely ignore it!

I’m actually taking part in the Feather Your Nest contest with this house. The prices are just awesome and include fabric (vouchers) from Fat Quarter Shop, Drygoods Design and Sew Mama Sew!, books from Lark Crafts and artwork from Imagine Gnats. Like I said: great, great prizes! :)

Can I count on your vote? :)

(for the tutorial on how to make this cat house, please look at the Sewtakeahike tutorial)

Tutorial: A cat house by Sewtakeahike
Material: quilting cotton and Pellon Peltex heavy interfacing(71F)
For: Pumpkin & Spike!
Cost: around $22 in total :-/. $13,50 for 4yards of heavy interfacing (that was the 50% discounted price) and about $8 for the quilting cotton
Broken needles: 1
Special techniques: impossible sewing, stuck with my head in the house while sewing up the roof panels (see pictures) :p

I found the little cat house tutorial on Pinterest and was smitten with it; I just knew I needed to make Pumpkin and Spike one!

They love their pet beds, but sometimes they just want to lay covered, instead of being out in the open all the time. So this little house seemed perfect for them :).

The pattern is quite straight forward (I did alter the dimensions because P&S are so big!), I mean, you can easily see from the picture how it’s made, but attaching the flooring and the roof panels was just nearly impossible. I had to sew it up while standing, so I had better control over the house going in the right direction! I just didn’t have enough space behind my sewing machine, so the house ended up riding against the wall. I had to bend the interfacing of the house in every possible position to get the seams sewn. I was a bit worried there that bending it so much would decrease the stability of the house, but it all worked out just fine.

I also had a ‘hard’ time finishing the house, because every time I tried to pin the panels, while sitting on the floor, a little monster would get in the house and make himself comfortable. Aaargh! :) I guess it’s the biggest compliment I could get, though :D.

Originally I wanted to add detailing to the front door and perhaps a bell and name plate, but I couldn’t come up with a good idea, so I decided to leave the front panel like it was. I can always iron something on later.

Here’s some pictures of the cute monsters in their new home! :D

I was surprised they found it enjoyable and comfortable at the same time to sit together. Perfect! ^v^

Awww!! :)

It doesn’t take much to make the little men happy!

I guess I can describe my fiber fill as preloved from now on :)

(sorry for the bad sound quality)

It doesn’t take much to make the little men happy!

I guess I can describe my fiber fill as preloved from now on :)

(sorry for the bad sound quality)