Maybe i should have titled this post: Mount Everest. Because this project was most definitely my Mount Everest. I wanted to make it for awhile, & have had it bookmarked HERE since the middle of the summer. But I was super intimidated. It was a very long zipper & i had only placed one zipper before (which didn't turn out too pretty, i might add). But the measuring of the laptop, and making sure i had done my math right, etc etc just had me nervous. And i will also say that the old saying "measure twice, cut once" rang true for me this time. Good thing i had a little extra fabric... but barely! I actually made this in one afternoon though & even though i think it could be prettier & a LOT neater in terms of the actual stitching & so forth, it turned out decent enough & will most definitely get the job done for hauling my laptop around.
Lessons i learned from this tutorial?
1- Again, measure twice, cut once.
2- zippers are tricky. Practice must make perfect, so i have ordered 10 zippers off etsy!
3-gathering stitches are easy... but the gathering part is for the birds.
4- almost throwing the machine through the window won't make the gathering any easier.
5- your bobbin thread is what you have to pull to make a gather, not the top thread. Even so, if you pull too hard, it WILL break. many. times....
6- fusible fleece is quirky & only fuses if you hold your tongue a certain way!
7- the project doesn't have to be perfect to make me PROUD of myself!
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