Catahedron Costume

What's cuter than a platonic solid? A cat dressed up as a platonic solid for Halloween!

This instructable details the making of a soft quilted tetrahedron costume for the more patient of my two cats.

Step 1: Choose fabrics and preprocess them

The first step in any quilt is to pick out fabrics. You will need at least 4 colors, two for the contrasting triangles, one for the outside border, and one for the backing. I was working with fabric scraps from other quilts, so I used more colors but whatever you've got will work. Be sure to wash, dry, and iron all fabrics at least once before you start working with them. There's nothing worse than finding a finished product ruined in the wash by runny dyes or fabric shrinkage.

You'll also need an attractive color of quilt binding. Binding can be purchased at most fabric stores (I use Joanne's). The binding is a cloth strip that will sandwich the outer hem to create a finished edge. Also make sure you have a color of thread that matches your fabrics.

Comments

[solitary man]

Really great and fun idea you have and very aesthetic to look at. We are cat people too and I have a suggestion for another use. Make it a little bigger, make a bottom triangle, sew it up well, beef up the frame, add a much larger entry and suspend it from the a hook loop just high enough to make an enclosed cat hammock. I bet you could make and sell thousands to pet stores everywhere...no kidding!

[lugreen]

love it and the pun! :)

[lugreen]

and am now thinking (as my cat does NOT do Halloween) if I could make a dodogahedron??

[oshiete4]

The costume would be lighter and safer if the frame were made of plastic drinking straws. We used to make tetrahedron kites out of straws, string, and tissue paper. Pass the kite string through five straws (just suck the string through from the other end), tie into a <|> shape (imagine those triangles being a bit bigger there!), and add another straw for the final leg of the tetrahedron.

With the fabric, though, you probably could dispense with the string, or just use a thin elastic. No worries regarding poking wires!

[mrigneous]

who thowz 4 sided dice... honestly?

[trinlay63]

Yeah, I think this die is "loaded" it always lands on 4. :D

(I am SO gonna make one for "mellow boy cat"

[technodude92]

If you put some numbers on it you'd have a bona fide 4 sided dice. If you've got a bunch of cats you could make a complete set of kitty dice! Lifesize dnd anyone??

[liquidsunshine]

Haha. The d20 could just be a 20-sided cat-sized hamster ball. =P

[your_dragon113]

LMFAO

[Laura.D]

I love your cat he's such a cutey

[Laura.D]

That's cool but my cat would scratch my face off if I tried to put that on him

[dombeef]

Im in your quantum catahedron, maybe.

[seanturvey]

You could also make Barkminster Fuller's famous D-O-Gesic dome.

[Ausm]

That's pretty clever.

[merijnvw]

hahahahaha!!!

[bassclarinet23]

So cute...I can't believe the cat likes it so much. It's like a mini house for him too. I can't even get my dog to wear a shirt, much less a costume. Nice instructable.

[your_dragon113]

Does the cat "Like It" or is it thinking up new and painful ways to get even at about 3:00 in the morning....LOL

[soundinnovation]

That's adorable!

[red-king]

bad pun. good instructable.

[inkstainedheart]

Instead of a catahedron, I might make a pyramid version of this. thanks for the idea!

[{tauney}]

I found this on LOLcats....you're an internet celebrity!http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/funny-pictures-cat-is-caught-in-pyramid-scheme.jpg

[junge]

SEhr interessant, aber was soll das darstellen oder was für ein zewck hat das Derieck. Sieht echt lustig aus *lol*

[container_gardener]

What a cute, funny idea. You have a very patient kitty.

[zimmemic25]

i like the pics where the cat is sitting inside the costume and carefully looking through the hole :-P

[container_gardener]

That's my fave image too.

[christineU]

I can't get over the cuteness of your cat. I especially love the overhead shot in step 8, with the head and tail sticking out of the awesome costume. It's so great that the cats actually like it.

[maicoh]

Awww, thanks! He's an incredibly cute fellow, but but that's how he gets you! He may look sweet, but he's really full of mischief.

[evanwehrer]

I like the last picture where he is in the costume looking out. It's really cute!

[Plasmana]

That looks really good!

[SFHandyman]

Cats, Platonic Solids and Quilting. Who would have thought they go so well together? 5/5 Too many laughs at the great photos. Thanks

[SFHandyman]

P.S. I saw your stash and I'll raise you one.

[=SMART=]

Awwww that is soooooo cool !!! Favrouited + 5*

[espboy]

WTH? LOL!

[AznPanda]

lol ;P

[MrRodrigez]

LOL this is soo adorable! My cat would rip my face off when I would try to fit her in it though...

[lightmoon1345]

Funny costume! I love the originality! 5/5

[fwjs28]

what about a dodecahedron!!1that be awesome.....

[Kiteman]

That's a very well-made tetra catahedron, but it does beg several questions.

The most prominent one being ... Why?

[bedbugg2]

maybe because it hasnt been done before.

[Kiteman]

That's as good a reason as any!