tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post32286294678402187..comments2024-02-10T13:45:01.674-05:00Comments on Sweet Juniper WoodCraft: Valentine's Day laptop sleevejdghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138644775090861195noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post-87558216203963249392009-05-18T20:50:00.000-04:002009-05-18T20:50:00.000-04:00I'd have to think about the flap...but re a previo...I'd have to think about the flap...but re a previous commenter: I would NOT use a magnetic clasp on a LAP TOP bag! Magnets and hard drives do not go together!MelissaJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575761442164631041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post-27344455029815208572009-04-03T16:40:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:40:00.000-04:00When I had a big, clunky laptop, I designed and kn...When I had a big, clunky laptop, I designed and knitted a knit one. It looked very homemade, though, and I hated it pretty quickly. <A HREF="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/421832403_101bc25e2e.jpg" REL="nofollow">Here is a really old picture.</A> (The design was published but the site that published it has gone down.) I did a zip top.<BR/><BR/>Now I have an custom Austrian one (boy, that Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024322047827920187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post-60034591160178450322009-03-17T05:36:00.000-04:002009-03-17T05:36:00.000-04:00That is really cute.I did a simple laptop cosy a f...That is really cute.<BR/>I did a simple laptop cosy a few years ago, and it is still going strong. Mine was just two rectangles, with bound edges at the top and the velcro inside. There's a picture here:<BR/>http://floatingworld.typepad.com/floating_world_views/2006/09/laptop_cosy.htmlSuzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629947745671139083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post-9385713257784699462009-02-14T18:32:00.000-05:002009-02-14T18:32:00.000-05:00So cute! I need a new bag for my larger MacBook a...So cute! I need a new bag for my larger MacBook as my old one made from wetsuit-type material is for a smaller iBook. Such a great way to indulge a fabric fetish and yet be practical :) I was thinking about your flap issues and wondered if constructing the flap separately and then attaching it to the 'envelope' might not be the best way to go. I made a messenger back from this tutorial (http://Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192730590127098720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post-14210883887738390772009-02-14T08:17:00.000-05:002009-02-14T08:17:00.000-05:00Binding is what I would have anticipated using for...Binding is what I would have anticipated using for the top edge. Did you cut your binding on the bias? Bias binding is significantly more forgiving when turning corners, etc. For closure, I love the magnetic snaps for any bag that's heavy enough to hold them. Don't be intimidated; they are much easier to install than the look. Just mark where you need the prongs to go and make a button hole Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581276727803441448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981693571388993900.post-65602173684538042662009-02-13T23:14:00.000-05:002009-02-13T23:14:00.000-05:00It's very cute!! When I had a macbook in grad scho...It's very cute!! When I had a macbook in grad school I used this from Case Logic: http://www.caselogic.com/13_reversible_macbook_macbook_air_sleeve/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=101941<BR/><BR/>Maybe if you were making another one you could put the opening on the side and that might work better? Maybe less stress on the opening?? <BR/><BR/>I don't really know. It's cute fabric, though!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com