2020 has been the most interesting year of education I've ever experienced.
First we get out of school in March and attempt distance learning for 2 months. Than we go back to school on a hybrid of 2 days a week in person and 3 days at home.
What a huge change for us! And the rest of the nation, if not world.
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But luckily, my kids are taking it like champs. Even if Mom is pulling out her hair trying to master all the new developments.
One of those developments is the transportation of the all important Chromebook.
Not only does this precious cargo cost an arm and a leg, but my 2 elementary age children are meant to carry it "safely" 4 days of the week, to and from school.
Enter the DIY laptop sleeve!
Because even with the school insurance, there is no way I want to cough up $600 to buy electronics that my children don't get to keep in the end.
If you are like me, you can easily save some money by making a simple cover....nay, pocket for that little devil with supplies you may already have on hand.
DIY Laptop Sleeve
- (2) 13" x 15" pieces of cotton fabric
- (2) 13" x 9" pieces of cotton fabric
- (1) 13" x 15" piece of batting
- (1) 13" x 9" pieces of batting
- 3-4" piece of Velcro
- Thread
Step 1
Place the two pocket pieces with right sides together with a piece of batting on the bottom. Stitch the 3 layers together along the long top edge at 1/4".
Turn and press along the stitched edge of the pocket.
Cut a 3-4" piece of Velcro. Place the soft half of the Velcro 2 inches from the top of the pocket and evenly spaced from the two side edges. Pin in place.
Stitch a box around the Velcro to keep it in place.
Place a piece of batting on a flat surface. Place the main inside piece over that batting with the right side up. Place the pocket with right side up over the inside piece.
With wrong side up, place the outside piece over the other layers. The pocket should be sandwiched between the inside and outside piece.
Stitch around the entire diy laptop sleeve. Leaving a 5-6" opening in the center of the top of the sleeve.
Clip the corners and cut any excess fabric to reduce bulk.
Turn the case right side out through the opening in the top of the cover.
Topstitch along the top edge of the sleeve to close off the opening.
There you have it!! A functional and simple laptop sleeve for your Chromebook, laptop or even tablet.
You could customize this sleeve with a name or just a fun fabric that fits your personality or in this case my 7 year daughter.
You could even add a second pocket on the back side of the sleeve to allow storage for pens, headphones, papers or other electronic treasures.
Thank you! I need to make my jr high student one...just didn't want to figure it all out by myself. So thank you for sharing the info!
ReplyDeleteYay! So happy it is helpful for you.
DeleteI’m looking at making this for my wife for her birthday but her laptop is bigger. How much larger than the chrome book did you make the panels?
ReplyDeleteI would say you'd want to add an additional 1-1.5" for the panels. That way you have enough of a seam allowance and a little room for the laptop to move freely in and out of the sleeve.
Deletehow big is your chromebook? my laptop is 9.5 x 13.5
ReplyDeleteChromebooks are about 11.5" x 8.25". For your own laptop, you would want to add about 1.5-2" to the dimensions of your laptop case.
Deleteif mine is a 14inch with 13.3 width and 8.9 depth what size should i cut the fabric
ReplyDeleteI would add 2" to each of your measurements and that should give you enough space for the laptop.
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