Cat Tent!

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This is my demon cat, Taboo. I could not for the life of me get rid of that glare, even if she wasn't looking directly at the camera/flash. Oh well.

I made this tent from the simplicity pattern, and used $2 walmart dot fabric for the outside, and neat flannel on the inside. It's got dogs and cats in rocket ships. I didn't want to pay to ship 'basketweaving spline' to me, so I tried like I'd seen someone else do, and used pvc pipe.

But I'm not that talented, and it bent in half. It still stands, though. I had to alter the tab system a bit, and I may further yet, on my next attempt. Make 'em a bit wider, and allow more girth for the poles. Boo loves it - I can hear her purring from across the room. (Until now, she had claimed a pop-up laundry basket as her personal hidey-tent, so this is a step up in the world.)

Anyhow, here's the picture. If anyone can tell me how to gently curve the PVC (I even tried heating it up in hothot water and then with a hair dryer), please comment.






My next project is silkscreening. If only I had more space for all this creativity!! Guh.