A great aunt's birthday

So what do you give a cat loving 91 year old who has everything she needs?
   I have never made her anything in all these 30 odd years but as this is my New Adventure, this has to be the year I just blinkin' well go for it and make stuff for every occasion I can think of.

   Inspired by a kitten door stop in Chloe Owen's lovely new book All Sewn Up, I created a cat cushion for Auntie D using denim-style fabric from an old skirt and pretty flowery print fabric from an old sun dress. The embroidery threads I keep picking up in local charity shops, so my only great expense ended up being the stuffing...hmmm...

  I have used ill-chosen old wool in the past for small cuddly toys but found some wool stuffing material from The Woolly Shepherd. When I opened up the huge sackful I had bought online for £7.99, there was a distinct countryside smell which was pretty unexpected in my suburban workspace but somehow quite charming and reminiscent of jolly country walks in Wales!
  In small quantities, such as inside the cushion, there's no discernible nasty stink, as far as I can tell, although I bet her two cats are going to be quite intrigued.