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Verbina




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PostSubject: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:03 pm
Hello Ladies,

I am here to appeal to your crafty senses! For my sins I lug a laptop around on an almost permanent basis for work. I have managed to shuck the horrid black laptop bag which everyone seems to carry; but now find myself in quandary. I want to protect the wretched little black box, but don’t want the horrid harshness of laptop bags/protectors that you find in the shops.

What I am after ladies, is a pretty quilted little ‘envelope’ for it. Now I am rather handy with a needle, but I just don’t have the time find the fabric, lining and work out quite how to make it. Has anyone seen anything like this for sale? Anywhere?

To perhaps complicate things, I live in England.
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:35 pm
Take a look at this:
[url=http://www.elisalou.com/bags/laptop_sleeves.shtml]
http://www.elisalou.com/bags/laptop_sleeves.shtml[/url]



Also, if you are able to get Simplicity Sewing patterns, I found two really cute patterns there. And I know that at Simplicity you can order the patterns online. I tried adding the link to the site, but when I clicked back it didn't work. The pattern numbers for Simplicity are 4391 and 3889.




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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:18 am
I just made a black twill laptop bag for DH with a drawstring and an opening for the power cord. It was *really* easy. You wouldn't have to buy lining - you could use pre-quilted fabric...AND I found this really beautiful "shabby chic" prequilted fabric with roses on Ebay UK:

http://tinyurl.com/2egxkk

You could fold it over and finish the top with seam binding...I left a two inch opening on the left seam for the power cord....maybe even a lovely check/ginham in pink and cream seam binding...and a tiny bit of lace inside that only you could see...

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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:38 pm
Gail, I love that fabric!! Don't know the first thing about laptops or laptop covers..wish I could help you, Verbina!
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:26 pm

Thanks for these ideas, I knew you wouldn’t fail! The fabric is lovely, perhaps I could buy it whilst I search out a pattern. The simplicity site is helpful; good pictures which I think I will use to adapt my own ideas with. I already have a very pretty and bright bag that I carry all my work papers with which stands out from the normal crowd of black bags, so something in this lovely fabric would be a joy!
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:27 pm
Verbina wrote:

Thanks for these ideas, I knew you wouldn’t fail! The fabric is lovely, perhaps I could buy it whilst I search out a pattern. The simplicity site is helpful; good pictures which I think I will use to adapt my own ideas with.

For those of us here in the States, Fabric.com has some really pretty quilted fabric as well-there's some brown floral that I really liked.

FYI I took the laptop, folded the fabric over it and then basted the one top seam so that there wasn't a lot of "wiggle room" in the sleeve. If you were to do this, leave about 2" of room at the top, you could enclose the seam in a kind of french seam (you sew the seam, trim the seam flip everything the other way, the stitch again, enclosing the first seam within the second seam (so it looks finished). Like I mentioned before, if you used some bias binding around the opening (I'm still lobbying for a very small pink and cream check...) you wouldn't have any bulky folded-over areas.

I found these:

French Seam: http://tinyurl.com/yu8dmu

Make your own laptop sleeve:
http://tinyurl.com/ywckkj

Gail
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:16 pm
I was thinking a nighdress case might be just the job - depending on the size of your laptop?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nightdress-Case-With-Scented-Drawer-Liners-New-In-Box_W0QQitemZ110089492004QQihZ001QQcategoryZ20557QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemThere's also a quilted Sanderson chintz on ebay too - try putting 'nightdress case' in the search box,
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:41 am
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Make your own laptop sleeve:
http://tinyurl.com/ywckkj



Oh this is just the job! Someone has done all the thinking for me. My other half will be tied to his deck in the office all weekend so I may go on an adventure to find some material and ribbons and whip this together on Sunday.

Thank you for all your help![/size]
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:23 pm
I was wondering if you couldn't also use an old bowling bag and then dress it up a little... Depending on the size of your laptop...
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:37 pm
I just found this on etsy, and remembered this post about needing a laptop sleeve...I thought this was really pretty (I'm sure you have one by now, but still)lol

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5557750
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:56 pm
Photogal - that's gorgeous! I'd buy it right now, but my friend and I are organizing a trade in which she's making me something similar.
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PostSubject: Re: The hunt for a pretty Laptop bag / Protector…   Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:59 pm
Yes, If I were the type to have a laptop, I'd want this bag..so cute.
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