My first pyramid bed

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I had a day off on Wednesday and made an attempt at making my first pyramid bed.

Sherbet (my skinny pig) wanted one with a small opening to keep her cosy but able to open up so I could add a snugglesafe heat pad to it. She told me it had to be padded and fleecy inside and didnt care what colour it was. So off to the sewing machine she sent me.

Here it is:
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It opens down the right hand size to put the heat pad in and has a hoop on the top to stop Smartie crashing on top of her ..... and her verdict ?

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I think she liked it :))

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aaawww so cute,its great when they sleep in something you ve made yourself did it take you long?
 
Thanks - it really was so nice to see her asleep in it - made it all worthwhile :))

It took me just under 2 hours but on hindsight I wouldve done a few things differently .... like sewing the tie close ribbons in as I was doing the seam rather than on at the last minute and it has a couple of seams I would rather not have had but my fabric was the wrong shape :)) but on the whole for a first attempt I am secretly (well not now) quite pleased with it. I probably should have planned it better but just tried to work it out as I went along. My sewing machine wasnt overly happy with the wadding but made it through.

Rolo told me it was all a lot of fuss about nothing though and burried under some fleece and made her own rolleyes

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CandyFloss said:
And Smartie ..... not wanting to miss out on photos ..... took the shop bought bed...

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This photo made me squeeeee! x) x) Chicken leg!

Funkey bed, glad Sherbet liked it! I love the fact Rolo just went under some fleece!
 
sport_billy said:
This photo made me squeeeee! x) x) Chicken leg!

Funkey bed, glad Sherbet liked it! I love the fact Rolo just went under some fleece!
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Thanks :)) Its funny cos Sherbet always gets the warmest bed in the end..... I dont know if its because the other 4 furries she lives with dont need/want the heat so much but she just has to have it :))

Rolo's a great wee piggy - she just makes do .... and Smartie (aka Smartie Pants) always wants to steal the show :))

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Awww everyone gets better pics than me :(i was up til 1am making a cube which took three hours! but you get into them and just want it done, my sewing machine don't like wadding either but it gets through if i use decent cotton and sew it with my fingers in front squishing the wadding and going slowly, i have broke one machine tho:red
 
4piggiepigs said:
Awww everyone gets better pics than me :(i was up til 1am making a cube which took three hours! but you get into them and just want it done, my sewing machine don't like wadding either but it gets through if i use decent cotton and sew it with my fingers in front squishing the wadding and going slowly, i have broke one machine tho:red
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lol.... I know what you mean .... once I started I couldn't have stopped part way through it..... its very satisfying making things.... I love crafts but to be honest am soooo not arty its unreal ...lol :))

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4piggiepigs said:
Awww everyone gets better pics than me :(i was up til 1am making a cube which took three hours! but you get into them and just want it done, my sewing machine don't like wadding either but it gets through if i use decent cotton and sew it with my fingers in front squishing the wadding and going slowly, i have broke one machine tho:red
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Wait a minute - you made the fish bed didnt you ? If I've got the right person ..... its awesome !!

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Yh thanks:)) i see a pattern for a cat bed made with foam but it was £20 just for the pattern! so i thought id see what i could do myself, I'm thinking of making a cat one next

this was my first fish bed
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I've been making random shapes for mine which the piggles mix and match ( sort of like a guinea pig soft play area). Yoshi is very fond of sitting halfway through a pink fleecy donut, he's also just added a fleece curtain to the whole ensemble....very fetching! ;)
 
It's lovely Candyfloss! You, Lorraine, Laura and Vikee are all so talented at this it makes me jealous! Oh and I just lurve the little black footed chicken leg droolx)
 
The pyramid bed looks amazing! Sherbert looks like she's loving it! x) Willow and Nearly Hairless Nick would have both loved something like that! :)
 
Oh you did a fantastic job. Sherbet looks very cosy. Smartie sleeping is adorable with her little leg out!drool
 
Wow - the pyramid looks fabulous and your model's are beautiful! x)..

Loving the Chicken Leg! x
 
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