Kitty Toys...

 I have three cats.  Two of them are kittens who need to be entertained or kept busy.  While looking at a sewing website, I found this toy pattern and thought it would be a perfect little toy.  The kittens can easily carry it around, they can pull on both ends, etc.  This is also a great little scrap busting pattern.  I went the scrap busting route with some leftover corduroy.  I used a 1/3 of the yard of fabric to create four little cattails.   Here is a picture of the cattails before stuffing:

I changed the instructions a little bit.  I did the top fold down with the seams instead of the after stitching the whole piece.  I used a jumbo tube turner to turn each cattail.  

It probably took 30 minutes to stitch and turn the tubes.  The actual challenge with these toys is stuffing.  I used the jumbo tube turner to assist with getting the catnip into the tube.  Here they are stuffed with catnip and tied:

Suprisingly, these were readily accepted by the cats.  Lots of biting, licking, and kicking.  Hopefully, that will be continue.

Happy Stitching!