{"id":14419,"date":"2015-01-14T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=14419"},"modified":"2022-06-19T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:05:33","slug":"how-to-sew-an-easy-padded-laptop-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-to-sew-an-easy-padded-laptop-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sew an easy padded laptop bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi SoSewEasy reader! Happy to be here again, after my latest post about your #1 serger's must have features<\/a>. I'm Irene and I usually blog at Serger Pepper.<\/p>\n

Let's start with a fact: this year I must have been a Good Girl, because Santa decided I deserved a new laptop \ud83d\ude09\u00a0It is bigger than the old one (which, by the way, was perfect for cooking eggs above the keyboard, since it was getting hotter every single time I turned it on), so now I have an old laptop bag that is too short for it.<\/p>\n

When I started blogging about sewing, I decided that everything I was going to share, had to be something useful… this is why I'm showing you how to DIY\u00a0an easy (but cute) padded laptop bag, that you can sew using your laptop (or maybe tablet) measurements.<\/p>\n

How-to sew an easy\u00a0padded laptop\u00a0bag<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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I'm giving you my own measurements too: use them if you have a 17.3″ notebook or, maybe, you simply want to sew a padded easy tote bag to carry around your delicate groceries or anything else and you don't want to spend time figuring out custom measurements!<\/p>\n

If you feel any\u00a0suggestions for deciding\u00a0custom measurements are missing, please let me know and I'll help you with pleasure!<\/p>\n

NOTE: I've seen several methods to do your own tote bag: this one is easier\u00a0(and faster) than most,\u00a0but works only\u00a0for fabrics without a nap<\/strong> and\/or non-directional prints!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I choose to construct\u00a0it like a tote bag with longer straps to be able to wear it like\u00a0a crossbody bag, which leaves your hands free (that's always a bonus feature, when you need to carry around children and your laptop, without losing neither!).<\/p>\n

Materials:<\/h2>\n

Measurements are given only for 17.3″ laptop. For a custom-sized bag go on reading and find suggestions about how to measure your own laptop to\u00a0determine how much fabric you need.<\/p>\n