Try vinegar. Use the sink or bathtub if it won't fit into your washer. Just pour the vinegar on where the cat peed. You can rinse it out after it has sat for a while (you may want to test a small spot first for colorfastness).

Then - get some cat 'attractor' to put in the litter box. It helps them to want to use the litter box. And if you have more than one cat, it may be that they are too low on the totum pole to be able to use the same litter box. Or sick. Sick cats won't use the litter box. Could also be that the cat is a little jealous of the baby. Just try the attractor stuff, it usually works.

Don't get frustrated. You need an outlet. One that you enjoy and will give you pleasure. I don't have a small baby OR papers to grade and it still took me three weeks to sew three panel curtains for my LR.

Good luck. Sounds like you're just a little overwhelmed. We all get that way (we're women and moms, after all). Just remember to do things in the time you have, find the pleasure in whatever you're doing at the time, and try not to feel pressured.

Oh, you poor sweet woman....I feel your pain and wish I was close enough to help. Most of us have been in that place where you feel you're working as hard as you can to make your special nest and then things go wrong. Is there any way to take the fabric to your local laundromat (yes, I sense you have not a moment of spare time or funds) to wash it and start over. I would not spend the money to dry clean and also would not trust the outcome. You must be a very special and loving person or your cat would not be so very attached to you and the fabric you love. Please take a deep breath and know there are people who know what you're feeling and wish you the best. You will get the grading done, and you will get the fabric cleaned and your curtains completed and they will be beautiful. Your kids love you and so does your kitty obviously. No, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY....just experiencing the human emotion of someone who cares and someone who is loved. You will not always be watching the house shows on tv, with patience you will be living your dream too. Just give it some time and it will come to pass. Please know there are others thinking of you and wishing you the best in your dream. I would love to help you with your laundry and whatever else you
need and so would so many others on this board....please think of the love and good wishes coming your way.

What a stressful time. :(

Since you are making curtains........is it possible to go ahead and cut the bolt and wash the pieces in your washer? You should have an idea of how many feet you need for each panel (with a little extra allowed for shrinkage).

Dreft is used for baby clothes and diapers and is gentle on fabric. It should be good for cat pee on fabric.

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If the cat is meowing constantly and urinating in inappropriate spots it may have a UTI and a trip to the vet is in order. Or it might be mad about something. Cats sometimes don't like new things brought into "their" home.

Before you attempt to wash the fabric, go to a pet store and buy a bottle of Nature's Miracle. If you can see the pee stains, pour a couple spoonfuls of the Nature's Miracle on the spots and let it dry. It sounds disgusting, but if the enzymes in the Nature's Miracle do their job, you may not have to wash the fabric at all.

And yes, this cat is telling you something.

You need a hug. :( My DIL is going through the same thing, being a teacher, having a 17 mo. baby, and pregnant with her second. She is just frazzled!

Could you go ahead and cut the fabric with the pee on it, and basically cut all the panels, then wash them one at a time?

I've never heard of a clingy cat before! Dogs yes, but a cat? That's wild!

Try to take a nap today if you can. And eat some chcolate to de-stress. :)

You are all making me want to cry-- in a good way! Your kind and caring words help so much!

I had not thought about a laundromat or bathtub-- those are great ideas. The main reason I did not cut the panels out and then wash them was because I was trying to figure out if I was going to bother matching the pattern (I need 4 panels for my lg. window and was going to sew them so they'd look like just 2 panels). I wasn't sure if I'd have enough fabric to do it that way since I did not take the pattern repeat into account when ordering the fabric. But, maybe I will just cut them and wash them with Nature's Miracle (do I really not need to wash them if I use that?) and not worry about "perfect" with the pattern. There was a LOT of pee . . . .had it only been a little it would not have been so bad as my DH and I were able to blot it up since it beaded instead of soaking in.

The curtain is in a big bag outside in the cold since I did not want to change the cat peeing on it again! I am guessing the pee has frozen, LOL! Maybe I can just scrape it off. :)

Do you think my cat has a problem physically or do you think this is behavioral? It's happened once before-- similar situation. My husband painted (decorating again!) our LR/DR and had to put this cat away again often to get the job done. He put the plastic dropcloth in the bathroom, and a cat (same one, I bet) peed and pooed on it. So, same thing-- we were decorating, putting him away, and left out a very large piece of something (first plastic and now fabric) only to find pee on it.

Again, thank you so, so much for all your words! These virtual hugs and ideas are so helpful!

If you take a poll on here I bet you will find that the majority have kids that are older and don't need our constant attention. Go easy on yourself you can't do it all! So what if it takes time to finish your projects, your baby will be grown and gone in a wink of an eye( except those long long nights with barfing baby not withstanding)
I second the use of natures miracle first. or swishing in the tub, I think with baking soda- I think vinegar adds to the pee smell.
The reason we ended up with oriental rugs and hardwood floors that refinished ourselves - was- one- single -cat who was long gone. When our carpet that we had put down when we had a baby was needing replacement, I told my husband that we should take up the carpet weeks ahead of before ordering new so that we could do whatever to make sure no pee smell remained in the wood.
We realized that we could refinish the floors ourselves and voila! orientals and wood floors!
And to be perfectly honest I had that outcome in mind when I talked my husband into taking up the old carpet. heheh

Aw, thank you, CB! I know I can't do it all and I have mostly given up trying, but in this case, I've had this fabric since May (!). Since I thought I'd get them done faster, the only thing up now are sheers. Every morning it's a problem with the lack of curtains-- sometimes the sun even triggers a migraine in my DH!

I'm going to looked up info on Nature's Miracle-- I'll either just spray it on or take it to the laundromat and use it in the machine.

Thank you again!

My brother had a beagle. He was dating this snotty lawyer. Guy comes over and left his open briefcase on coffee table. Sure enough, pup jumped up and peed in it. He also went in bedroom and peed on my bros nice white comforter. Yeah, the lawyer is long gone and pup stopped peeing on stuff.

You totally deserve to feel frustrated. But you need to find the humor in this and deal with what you are facing. You will be able to fix the fabric and you will be able to make the curtains. Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is clouded by your frustration. I think the nature's miracle is a great idea. Check it on a spot first before doing the whole thing.

Sounds like kitty is jealous and does not like change- hey, I have a kid like that but she doesn't pee on things at least! Maybe a new toy for kitty while you work on the curtains might help. Banishing kitty while you work on the curtains might make kitty pee on them later when they are hung up. It might be the smell of new things in kitty's world that make it need to mark it. Hmmm.

Take about 20 deep breaths, you will get this done, just may take some more time.