Sunday, August 12, 2012

Braided pet bed

Look what I found while sorting through boxes of junk from my childhood bedroom....


A big ball of braided fabric.  This was meant to be sewn into a rug a few years ago, but I was sewing it by hand which took forever, and other things came up.

So, I figured I might as well finish what I started... and threw the braided fabric on my sewing machine (much quicker) and used a zig-zag stitch to sew it together.

Instead of making a rug, I decided to make a cat bed or cat basket.  (since one of my dogs chewed a hole in the fleece cat bed I made for them before, it was time for another)


One of the cats is always occupying the new bed...



To make this, it's the same idea as making a braided rug (which if you google search it, there are several great tutorials).  Except, you braid a little tighter, and let it coil up while sewing.  (every now and then I'd do a slight overlap of the connecting braids)

Update:  Apparently my cats prefer the basket a little shorter on the sides than it was... they folded the edges over on the pet bed and use it that way now.

3 comments:

  1. What a cute bed! Love the braided fabric too - great colours!


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  2. They seem to love their new bed. I should make one for my kitties too.

    Sarah
    http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk

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