As some of you know, I got a new MacBook laptop for my birthday this year. Hubby and I had been discussing it for a while, and with PA school starting in just one month, we figured we'd just go ahead and make the purchase. Apple laptops are fantastic. I made the switch to apple computers in 2005 and I've been very happy with the decision. The products are great, but the prices are high. We made the decision to spend the money. I also purchased a hard case to keep the laptop from getting all scratched up (it's a white unibody, so it would show every nick). Needless to say, this was starting to add up.
That being said, I decided that I would make my own soft case. I looked online and in stores and just couldn't find anything that I was in love with, and that was also a reasonable price. I looked around at some blogs and found a pattern. This decided, I went and bought some fabric and materials.
I spent 8 loooooooong hours at my mother-in-law's house working on this damn case yesterday. Thank goodness she's so patient! I had never used a sewing machine prior to yesterday, and Jill sat with me and showed me how to do everything. She showed me how to use the fusible pellon, helped me with the zig-zag stitches, and even helped me unstitch a whole damn panel after realizing we misread the pattern! She's a saint. Halfway through this whole process we decided that the pattern we were using SUCKED and was may more complicated than it needed to be. Either way, we plodded on and finished the project.
Here are some pictures!
Me stitching. I really had to concentrate.
More of the same.
Fixing the panel we fudged on. :)
The finished product! It's a little bigger than I'd like, but it's all good.
My MacBook all nestled in her new case. :)
One thing's for sure... the next time I start a sewing project, I'll be sure to choose a pattern that makes sense! :)
That looks fantastic, Damaris! This really was your first time with a sewing machine? I wouldn't be able to tell from your end result! Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Natalie! Jill was a LOT of help. :) The seams are off line on the edges (not sure why cause everything lined up before I did the stitching), but I still like it :)
ReplyDeletei think i said "that's what she said" out lout at least... 5 times while reading this post. it was awesome. thank you.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand, Blake. Please explain where "that's what she said" fits in this post...
ReplyDeleteSince you asked, here's the 5 places where I said "that's what she said" and laughed and laughed and laughed.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little bigger than I'd like, but it's all good.
I really had to concentrate.
More of the same.
Either way, we plodded on and finished the project.
it's a white unibody
What can I say... I'm a degenerate.