The cozy and soft stove bench for a cat made with own hands not only will provide to the four-footed pet comfortable conditions for a dream, but also will allow his owner to avoid need of regular cleaning of sofas and chairs from cat's wool.
Cat, even house, got used to the maximum comfort – an animal territorial. For this reason the existence of own territory for a dream in the form of a warm stove bench is so important for providing one of natural needs of a pet.
Round stove bench with sides
If the cat prefers to sleep, having curled up in a ball, the most suitable form for its plank bed – round with small sides. When choosing fabric for production of a stove bench preference should be given to the soft material having pile: velvet, fleece, baize or furniture fabrics. Fleecy fabrics not only well warm a thermophilic animal, but also long time store its smell.
Two circles which diameter calculates taking into account the sizes of a cat and height of future sides will be necessary for tailoring of a stove bench: the above sides are necessary, the more there has to be diameter. From fabric find two details on which a tailor's piece of chalk draw the internal circle forming a plank bed bottom. After that all preparation is divided into 8 equal sectors forming a product side. Between details lay 2-3 layers of sintepon and stitch preparation on the sewing machine at first on an internal circle, and then – on lines of sectors till the end. Not sewn up erkhny regions of sectors in addition fill with scraps of sintepon or other filler for giving to stability sides. Through the turned-out "pockets" pass a rope or a linen elastic band, open seams accurately sew up, having left a small opening on one of sectors. Having pulled for an elastic band, the ready stove bench is given the necessary form, tie an elastic band and remove its ends in "pocket" then the opening is sewn up.
Half-open stove bench with a removable pillow
For those cats who like to sleep having extended and do not transfer the closed spaces, the squared stove bench with open "entrance" will approach. On the sheet of cardboard draw a rectangle with the rounded edges which sizes correspond to length of a body of an animal. On one of the parties of a template it is necessary to provide a small opening for "entrance". The second important detail of a pattern is a side of a stove bench. Its length has to equal to length of the main detail, height can be any. Cardboard patterns put to the thick sheet of foam rubber and cut out from it a soft framework for future pillow, a bottom and boards of a stove bench. Having picked up the most suitable fabric, from it find a covering for a bottom, adding to a pattern contour about 3 cm on allowances for seams. After that according to the same scheme cut covering details for a pillow and sides. Details of a pillow are put the faces inside and prostrachivat on the machine on a contour, leaving one party not sewn up. Insert a foam detail into a pillow and sew up with secret stitches an open opening. In the same way sheathe fabric sides of a stove bench and connect them to a bottom, trying as it is possible to lay connecting seams more accurately. For giving to a stove bench of the most esthetic look these seams can be hidden behind a decorative finishing ribbon or a tape. Put a pillow in a ready stove bench.