How to Make A Cat Hammock
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I volunteer at an animal shelter where they get donations of old bedding
and towels. I take the pillow cases home
to make cat hammocks out of them. We hang
them in the cat cages and the cats simply love them. They curl
up in them so nice an cozy. They also keep the cats high and dry, should
they accidentally spill their water bowls or turn over their litter pans.
The volunteers like them too, because they are a snap to wash, fast drying and easy to fold and stack. A lot of the pillow cases are so pretty and colorful, they really brighten up the cages.
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- 1 Bag of High Loft Batting - Queen/King can make up to 9 or 10 hammocks depending on the pillowcases
- Scissors, pinking shears, thread, bobbins, pins, sharp scissors and a sewing machine.
- Key ring hooks or ribbons or material
- Pillow cases
BATTING click to enlarge |
TOOLS click to enlarge |
HOOKS click to enlarge |
RIBBON - PILLOWCASES click to enlarge |
DIRECTIONS
Step 3: Cut batting all around, slightly smaller than the pillow case.
Step 4: Reach into the pillowcase, grab the batting underneath by the corners and turn pillowcase right-side out, as if you're putting a pillow case on a pillow.
Optional: You can sew designs to tack down the batting, like the ones pictured here.
Step 6:
Cut 4 ribbons 4 inches long using pinking shears...
or clikc
here to see how to make loops.
You can also make button holes
instead.
Step 7: Take a ribbon and fold in half ...
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my cat in his hammock that hangs from the boxspring under my bed. |
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Thank you so much for your interest in making kitties comfy
Links to where my hammocks are mentioned:
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