Laptop / Kindle / I-Pad Sleeve Tutorial. Laptop Bag. The BOOKKEEPER. This is my FIRST project for Moda Bake Shop and I'm really excited to share it with you. One of my favorite things to do besides QUILTING and CRAFTING is READING! So, for Mother's Day this year my DH bought me an Amazon Kindle. I was sooo excited to get it early and I've already read three books and I'm in the middle of two more books. I just love this new technological wonder. It's amazing. The BOOKKEEPER can also hold any paperback book that measures less than 9 " x 6" and isn't too thick.
The BOOKKEEPER could also be used as a handy little purse or sewing pouch. I hope you enjoy this project. 1 Moda Honey Bun (I used Mary Englebreits Baskets of Flowers for tutorial. Optional: Perfect Circles by Karen Buckley You may garnish the center of your flower with a button, if desired. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Note: If your machine doesn't have decorative stitches you may stitch in the ditch. Here's a close-up of the decorative stitches I used. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Zippered Laptop Sleeve Tutorial | Crap I've Made.
In case you missed it during the Holiday Bake, Craft, & Sew Along, here’s my tutorial for a zippered laptop sleeve. Since it’s measurement based, you could adapt it to fit an iPad or other electronic gadget, too. Supplies: Outer fabric Lining fabric Fusible fleece Zipper (approximately 4” longer than your laptop) Embellishments Measure your laptop, wrapping your tape measure all the way around. Mine measures 18.5” X 24.5”. Split both of those measurements in half. Embellish one of your exterior pieces as desired now. Cut a strip of fabric 3.5” wide and then press under 1/4” on the top and bottom edges.
Position on the front of your laptop sleeve and stitch in place along both edges. Cut a strip of fabric 3” high by at least twice the width of your laptop case. Run a long gathering stitch (do not backstitch) about 1/4” in along both long edges. (I made the decorative flower using these directions on WiseCraft. Pin the zipper in place in the center. Keep on pinning around both corners. Kat's Tails.