Sarah-I'll check it out. Thank you for posting both those bags. I'm getting ready to make another one for The Indy Star. I'll send you the link when it's published. I appreciate your hard work. You guys must really work non stop!!
Sarah J Doyle
August 16, 2009
We've added both of your laptop styles, Laptop Messenger bag and Flaptop Laptop bag on our Sewing Business blog - here's the permalink: http://sewingbusiness.com/2009/08/16/choose-your-favorite-laptop-case.aspx --- we've invited our readers to vote on which one they like best. Hard for me to decide, so I may have to make one of each so I can change them out!!
This is a great tutorial and such a clever idea for whipping together a laptop case. I've included a link to your project as part the Worker Bee page for our Homemade Christmas Gift Guide. Do let me know if you'd like me to link to an Etsy page. Keep up the good work!
missnancita
October 14, 2008
Thank you sooo much for posting this! Recently, I went laptop case hunting and I was terribly displeased with the lack of selection. I went to about 6 stores and could not find anything that made me happy.
And then I remembered that I had 2 sewing machines sitting in dust at home. Anyways, here I am!
Thanks again!
ModHomeEcTeacher
May 17, 2008
I know! I was planning this out and was trying to see if I had enough leather to go all the way around the bottom and then come up around the top. But, on a little different note-I was cleaning my garage out yesterday and inside of of a trunk I had built to upholster someday, I found a huge stack of quilted saddle pads I had made for a few fancy horse shows about three summers back. They were a hit with the women and girls. When I made them, I used alrady quilted cotton for the underside and then added another layer of batting and a jazzy batik or embroidered fabric on top and then quilted them on the machine. I could cut them to size, figure out a flap and have about twenty laptop covers to sell at a show on June 8th. Sometimes things work out really well. I'll post a pic. if I have time.
Still not done with the garage.
beccajo
May 16, 2008
great idea! and the buttons are awesome too! i like that you repurposed an old coat. very smart!
i made myself a laptop bag a while back from vinyl and surplus kid's seatbelts, and unfortunately I didn't integrate the strap very well into the body of the bag, instead of it being contiguous with the bottom, it was sewn on at the top. Think overloaded paper grocery bag. When you pick it up by the handles, the handles rip!
anyway-if you decide to add straps to this, make sure to sew them as part of the section that supports the weight of the bag!
ModHomeEcTeacher
May 16, 2008
Bruno, I know, of course $$$ man, himself tried to make me figure out how I could sell them. That was my prototype so I would hope they would go faster next time. I am going to make a couple more. Doing a small art show on June 8th. BTW, I found two excellent sewing machines at GW for 19.00 each!
Ruajennie, thanks, there are sooo many possibilities!!!
bruno
May 16, 2008
Wow, this is aswesome! I think I need to get myself a sewing machine.
Any chance you're selling these?
ruajennie
May 16, 2008
As usual, great tutorial! It looks much nicer (and more interesting, to boot!) than any of the laptop covers available in stores.
ModHomeEcTeacher
Sarah-I'll check it out. Thank you for posting both those bags. I'm getting ready to make another one for The Indy Star. I'll send you the link when it's published. I appreciate your hard work. You guys must really work non stop!!
Sarah J Doyle
We've added both of your laptop styles, Laptop Messenger bag and Flaptop Laptop bag on our Sewing Business blog - here's the permalink: http://sewingbusiness.com/2009/08/16/choose-your-favorite-laptop-case.aspx --- we've invited our readers to vote on which one they like best. Hard for me to decide, so I may have to make one of each so I can change them out!!
Sarah J Doyle
http://PatternsThatFitYou.com
Http://SewingBusiness.com blog
And Calliope
This is a great tutorial and such a clever idea for whipping together a laptop case. I've included a link to your project as part the Worker Bee page for our Homemade Christmas Gift Guide. Do let me know if you'd like me to link to an Etsy page. Keep up the good work!
missnancita
Thank you sooo much for posting this! Recently, I went laptop case hunting and I was terribly displeased with the lack of selection. I went to about 6 stores and could not find anything that made me happy.
And then I remembered that I had 2 sewing machines sitting in dust at home. Anyways, here I am!
Thanks again!
ModHomeEcTeacher
I know! I was planning this out and was trying to see if I had enough leather to go all the way around the bottom and then come up around the top. But, on a little different note-I was cleaning my garage out yesterday and inside of of a trunk I had built to upholster someday, I found a huge stack of quilted saddle pads I had made for a few fancy horse shows about three summers back. They were a hit with the women and girls. When I made them, I used alrady quilted cotton for the underside and then added another layer of batting and a jazzy batik or embroidered fabric on top and then quilted them on the machine. I could cut them to size, figure out a flap and have about twenty laptop covers to sell at a show on June 8th. Sometimes things work out really well. I'll post a pic. if I have time.
Still not done with the garage.
beccajo
great idea! and the buttons are awesome too! i like that you repurposed an old coat. very smart!
i made myself a laptop bag a while back from vinyl and surplus kid's seatbelts, and unfortunately I didn't integrate the strap very well into the body of the bag, instead of it being contiguous with the bottom, it was sewn on at the top. Think overloaded paper grocery bag. When you pick it up by the handles, the handles rip!
anyway-if you decide to add straps to this, make sure to sew them as part of the section that supports the weight of the bag!
ModHomeEcTeacher
Bruno, I know, of course $$$ man, himself tried to make me figure out how I could sell them. That was my prototype so I would hope they would go faster next time. I am going to make a couple more. Doing a small art show on June 8th. BTW, I found two excellent sewing machines at GW for 19.00 each!
Ruajennie, thanks, there are sooo many possibilities!!!
bruno
Wow, this is aswesome! I think I need to get myself a sewing machine.
Any chance you're selling these?
ruajennie
As usual, great tutorial! It looks much nicer (and more interesting, to boot!) than any of the laptop covers available in stores.
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