New Project - Laptop Sleeve

So I managed to get 2 out of 4 things planned done since last month :)

Just thought I'd share with you one of them first, ie the laptop sleeve project... I have many sewing books, some more advanced than others, plus numerous online tutorials I've collected/bookmarked as reference. After going through them, I decided to try out 1 version of a laptop sleeve that I thought was relatively easier to do....

This was the end result :) I decided to forgo the buttons as specified by the pattern, and chose to go with velcro tabs instead.

Without the velcro tabs yet... This one was lined with a quilted lining, and turned out a little bulkier than I thought it would be. I wasn't sure if the designer (can't recall whose pattern it is now :( ) purposely didn't make for any allowance for the lining to be slightly smaller once it was quilted, or I quilted it wrongly, but the end result was that the lining wasn't quite flush with the outer sleeve... Once you slip in a laptop, however, it felt & looked ok, so perhaps that's why it was designed that way... I'm using it now :)

After that, I decided to try out another sample, but this time without a quilted lining. The original pattern only called for it to be lined with fleece, but I used the fleece as batting and lined it with cotton instead. I wasn't keen on having the fleece all dirty with continued use of the sleeve...

I made two, and modified the original two tabs into one larger velcro flap closure.

The fleece batting was trickier to use than I thought it would be... it was the first time I've ever used fleece as batting (working with flannel was easier, methinks...), and the resultant 3 layers were challenging enough to work with especially when top-stitching at the seams...

All these would fit a laptop with the following dimensions:-

13.5in x 9.5in x 1.5in

The one I used was a hp laptop, but I tried them with a Dell (with almost similar dimensions) & they fit as well.

If anyone's interested, I'd be happy to let them go :)

Only RM45 each... BOTH SOLD!

Space-y Quilt

OK so I didn't manage to have any hand in this one :( This was all my mom's work, and cos it was an urgent order, I didn't get a chance to pitch in...

Isn't it cute though? The customer loved it - a present for a newborn :)