[tabikat55]

I work at Walmart so I am able to get fabrics at a discount. They currently have large super thick bath towels on sale for $5. They are 30 x 54 inches - perfect size for the girls home.

I also bought a waterproof mattress pad, which looks more like a plain vinyl table cloth without print. I did look at the mattress pads (the kind that wrap around the bed). But I thought the problem with those are that they are fiber filled and I don't see how these would absorb any moisture. Maybe someone could clarify this or has had expierence with the stuff.

I also bought a couple of yards of fleece. They had 2 different thickness' and I got a yard of each. Both are 100% Polyester.

I made an error in washing everything because I washed 3x's and dried 1x. I checked out the absorbtion of the fleece, towels and mattress pad. The only thing that soaked up moisture was the towels.

Hopefully someone has had experience with Walmart fleece and Joannes fleece to let me know if I'd just be better off buying from Joannes or to wash them the correctly and they will begin to wick.

Another question is (and try to picture this): Currently the kitchen is the longest length of the cage (4 grids). Each side has a dish of food, water bottle and the hay rack is in the middle. Now this would be for the purpose of a more absorbant pad.

I thought I'd make their play/sleep area roughly 4 x 1.5 grids and the "formal" kitchen 4 x .5 grids. OR should I just make the entire area 4 x 2 grid sleep/play and just put a mini pad under each food dish, water bottle and hay rack?