Catahedron Costume

Step 3 Attach batting and backing fabric

Take the backing fabric and lay it flat on your work surface, right side down. Place a layer of quilt batting over the fabric, taking care to smooth out any wrinkles. I used polyester low loft batting in a "child's blanket" size. Anywhere that sells quilting supplies will have a ton of options for batting lofts (how thick it is) and material (cotton, polyester, etc.). A lower loft is better for this project because it will keep the overall product lighter and be easier for the cat to wear.

Place each pieced top right side up on top of the batting, making a batting sandwich, and pin it into place with basting pins (which are like safety pins, but shaped more conveniently for this purpose). Once the batting is pinned on, cut the sides of both the batting and backing fabric flush with the quilt top. It's easiest to use a rolling cutter and straight edge to do the trimming all at once.