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Safety Notice: Handmade items made from this pattern may contain small parts or long cords that pose choking or strangulation risks. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please see the full safety disclaimer at sewmag.co.uk/safety.
It’s so important to keep your valuables safe and sound when on the road, but shop-bought laptop sleeves can be so dull to look at. We’ve provided a practical yet pretty solution here with Ann Stuart’s patchwork case. Created from a bright Moda Jelly Roll, this easy-to-work technique involves assembling the strips in a chevron pattern that really shows off the print of the cotton.
Make the patchwork block
Cut the fabric. Lay out the strips of material from the Moda Jelly Roll and cut it into pieces – three 6.5cm squares and 57, 18cm strips.
Start to assemble the patchwork. Take one square piece and one strip, and place them right sides together, aligning along one short edge. Sew together along one side, and open out (as pictured). Press the seams to one side to neaten.
With right sides facing, place another 17.75cm strip on top of the work, aligning it along the top edge and lining up the corners as shown to create a right angle. Sew into place with a straight machine stitch.
Repeat, adding further rectangles to the work (working alternately on each side) until there are 19 pieces in total sewn together in a chevron pattern. Repeat steps 1-4 to create two more blocks (three in total).
Press the blocks and trim to neaten. To do this, take a ruler and draw a straight line from the top of each chevron block to the bottom, then trim to make both jagged unstitched side edges straight.
Join the three patchwork blocks along the newly-cut straight edges, then trim the top and bottom edges straight (using a ruler to check the edge). This should produce a rectangular patchwork block. Measure, then trim the lining fabric and wadding to the same size.
Add a velcro closure
Assemble the laptop case
Stitch the lining. Fold the lining fabric piece in half widthways, with right sides together. Machine stitch down the open long side and one short side, to form a ‘bag’ shape. Leave a 15cm gap in one side for turning through later.
Place the wadding and patchwork block pieces together, wrong sides facing. Pin to secure. Fold in half with right sides facing and stitch down the open long edge and one short edge to create a ‘bag’ shape, catching both the wadding and the patchwork in the seam. Turn right sides out and press.
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