The Sewing Project- The End

So I realized that the last post should have been titled “The Beginning and The Middle” but oh well. Anyways, it was only a few days later, and not too many hours spent sewing, that I was able to complete the laptop bag and cover! Here are the pictures!

the completed bag

the completed laptop cover

the bag’s front pockets

the inside’s lined with pretty pattern fabric

the back where there is yet another pocket

There were only a few hiccups on these last steps and they were as follows:

1) The pattern writing people got lazy toward the end and didn’t tell me how to make the double D loop strap to where it would actually hold the strap in it’s adjusted position! Shawn and I tried ever variation we could think of to get it to stay but it wouldn’t! So, eventually, I’ll have to go to the craft store to get a different kind of hook/loop in order to make the strap truly adjustable.

2) Because (as with most things you sew) I had the laptop cover inside out to finish it up I stitched it backwards! As in, the intended front was the back and the intended back was the front. Doesn’t sound like a big deal and I considered leaving it but it just didn’t look right. So I ripped out all the stitches and did it again.

3) While stitching the laptop cover I again had huge issues with the positioning of the zipper. First I sewed the lining in the wrong place so I had to rip out those stitches and stitch it again. But then it was too close to the zipper and therefore to difficult to open and close the zipper, so I ripped out the stitches and stitched it yet again!

Oh well. It came out okay. I hope my sister likes it!

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