Cat  Hammocks

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  I volunteer at an animal shelter. They get donations of old bed clothes and towels.  I'll 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.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Materials needed to make a CAT  HAMMOCK:
  • 1 Bag of High Loft Batting (can make up to 10 or 11 hammocks)
  • Grommets and grommet pliers or you can sew button holes or material loops instead
  • 4 key ring hooks (or ribbons)
  • Scissors
  • Pillow cases


  Step 1:  Take  a pillow case and apply the grommets, (or sew loops, or button holes) in each of the 4 corners. Step 2:  Lay out a double layer of batting, place the pillow case on top and cut batting slightly smaller than the pillow case.
 

 

 

Step 3:  Insert batting into pillowcase,

as if you're putting a pillow

case on a pillow.

 

 Step 4:  Pin the open-end closed and stitch. Step 5:  Mark a border about 2 inches from edge all the way around the pillowcase, pin and stitch. 

IMPORTANT!  Make sure you remove all pins and snip all loose threads sot that no cats will be injured.


 

The object of this step is to hold the batting in place so that it won’t bunch up during laundering.  Sometimes I like to draw a design and stitch it using a contrasting color thread.  

Step 6:  Insert hooks through grommets, button holes or loops and hook to sides of cage.

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Step 7:  Enjoy! 

 

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