I had planned to make laptop covers for both kids before Christmas. My plans ran out of time, but I had some time on Christmas day, and got going on my daughter's. For both, I used the
Noodlehead's tutorial for a wide open pouch, and simply planned the dimensions to fit the computer (a MacPro).
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| The finished computer bag. |
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| A perfect fit! |
I have a stash of science fabric for my scientist daughter, and we chose the lab critters for the cover. I cut the fabric generously to allow for shrinkage during quilting, and quilted the fabric on top of the batting. I found some left over flannel from childhood pajamas to use for the lining.
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| A close up of the critters doing science! (already quilted with a simple and quick loopy pattern. |
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| Showing the quilting from the batting side. Without a fabric on both sides of the batting, it does stick sometimes, and creates lots of fuzz. |
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| The Parisian flannel |
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| With the zipper installed. |
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| Sewing the parts together. This is really a very easy pattern! |
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| Top stitching around the zipper. |
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| The fussy cut little tab! |
My son (and his computer - an HP) came home later on Christmas, with his computer wrapped in his fuzzy vest. I took care of that the next morning!
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| The computer "case" |
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| I had some novelty fabric featuring old cigar boxes. He loved it. |
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| I put the fabric on top of some scrap batting, and quilting the two pieces together. |
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| The finished top piece with the loopy quilting. |
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| I had some old cowboy flannel, which I had to piece together for the lining. I opened the seam to make it as smooth as possible. |
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| The final product (with my new little tag)! |
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| A view of the finished bag. |
These were quick, useful and fun projects. Two happy kids - two protected computers! It was actually fun to work on them after Christmas - no pressure! I'll double check the measurements, and add them later this week to this post. I am linking up to
Crazy Mom Quilts.
Happy New Year to all.
Take care,
Gretchen
