In part because of their love for cats, and in part because of
their philanthropic spirit, various Guild members make small pads for the cat cages at the Leon County Animal Shelter, and also for the Humane
Society. Instructions on the sizes needed for
the Shelter are linked HERE,
and are in PDF
format.
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Pictures are "thumbnail"
images; click on to make full-size.
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This is a basic
28" by 34" mid-size quilt. Colors
suitable for Kitties who wish to belong to Gryffindors
(whose mascot is the Lion) at Hogwarts, or FSU supporters.
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Two kitties inspecting the quilt for quality control. They are experts in such matters, as they both that were adopted, one from the Shelter, and one who was a "Katrina" rescue.
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Picture taken at the Animal Shelter; kittens using
quilts.
These kitties would LOVE to be adopted! !
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As with the above pictures, these kitties
are being comforted by quilts,
although would much
prefer to go home and live with a kind caretaker.
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Tip for
kitty-quilt makers: These quilts need to be
well-quilted because they will be washed many many times and
subjected to little claws. But the fabric does not have
to be the $10/yard stuff, by any means, considering that the
quilts will be thrown away once they have been washed to
shreds. One economical fabric source for backing
material are bed-sheets. There is quite a lot of yardage
even in twin sheets, and if one shops sales, prices can be
quite low on per-yard basis. See attached
PDF file for examples.
