When the cat and dog require a warm lap, what to do? Grab some sewing and give them the lap. Yes, this project would have gone quicker with the sewing machine, but at the time power was still intermittent and I was also cold.

The project was a new pad for Missy’s cage. None of the pads available to order quite fit right, so I ordered some fleece and some egg crate foam (twin sized because it was the most economical). The zipper came from my stash, and I hand sewed that in first, sewed the sides, then cut two rectangles of foam about an inch smaller than the case. It helped to fold the foam in half to slide it into the case, the zip it up.