DIY Cat Bed Tutorial
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How to Make a Cat Bed for your sweet kitty!!
Do you have a sewing machine and a few basic sewing skills? This DIY Cat Bed tutorial is super easy- no buttons or zippers to make to project difficult. The step-by-step tutorial will show you how to take an old pillow and turn it into the comfiest and coziest bed that is perfect for your cat (or dog!)
DIY Pet Bed Tutorial
(This post was sponsored by Feliway®_
We’ve got two cats that did not grow up together. Sometimes they get along and sometimes they don’t! (It’s weird, I think it depends on the weather, lol.)
I read an article that said to help keep them happy, make sure they have their own litter box, food bowl, and place to sleep. Another way is to use a product that will help to reduce conflict between cats living together, like FELIWAY MultiCat. FELIWAY mimics the natural pheromone and has been clinically proven to reduce tension and conflicts between household cats. We’ve been using it and I do think it’s helping.
Our two kitties, Rocky and Callie, have separate food and litter box areas, but lately, we’ve been catching Callie sleeping in Rocky’s special spot.
So I did what any crafty cat mom would do and made her a new bed for her sleeping spot!
And I have to say, this DIY Cat Bed is perfect for Callie. She loves it and has been sleeping on it constantly.
DIY Cat Bed from an Old Pillow:
For our cat bed, we used fleece fabric and a bit of trim from my stash and an old pillow the kids happened to find at a neighborhood garage sale a few weeks back. (Usually, I get rid of their garage sale “treasures” fairly quickly, but we still had these pillows around and they were the perfect size for a cat bed.)
If you don’t happen to have any pillow forms lying around, Amazon sells them or you can use a bed pillow; just shorten the width with your sewing machine if you want a square pillow.
More Fun DIY Cat Projects:
- DIY Catnip Toy (with free printable pattern and video tutorial)
- Sew Your Cat (or small dog) a Patriotic Cat-Kerchief for the 4th of July!
- DIY Feather Cat Toy
- 5 Tips to Get Your Cat to Use the Scratching Post
Ready to make a new cat bed? Read on!
How to Make a Cat Bed
Materials needed:
- soft fabric
- pillow form
- ruler
- scissors
- basic sewing supplies
- optional: trim
Cat Bed Tutorial:
Step 1: Get your measurements and cut fabric.
Measure your pillow on both sides. Add three inches to your both of your pillow measurements. (So if your pillow measured 20 by 25, your “new” measurement is 23 by 28.)
Cut 1 front pillow piece to your new measurement.
Get measurements for back pieces: (these 2 pieces make the “envelope.”) These 2 pieces need to be the same height as the 1st piece, but slightly shorter in width. Multiply your “new” pillow width measurements by .7
Cut 2 back pillow pieces the new measurement height by the # you calculated in the step above.
Step 2: Assemble the pillow cover.
Fold one side edge of a back piece over 1/4 inch and press. Press and fold another 1/4 inch. Stitch down the fold to finish the edge. Repeat for the second back piece. (I used fleece, which doesn’t fray, so I only folded it once.)
Lay out the front pillow piece, right side up and layer the two back pieces right sides down on top of the front piece, lining up all the raw edges (finished seams should be toward the center to create the envelope.) Pin in place.
Sew along the edge using a 1/2 inch seam allowance.
Flip the pillow right side out. Sew a second seam one inch over from the edge.
You can stop here and have a great looking pillow. (similar looking to these watercolor pillows we did.)
Or add a bit of trim for a pillow fit for a queen…
Step 3: Adding trim to your DIY Cat Bed.
Line your trim up along the 2nd seam of the pillow, pin in place and sew on using coordinating thread.
Trim all your threads, insert your pillow and you are done!
Now all you have to do is get your kitty to lie on the pillow!
What do you think? Have you ever made a bed for your pet? Let us know in the comments below!
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