Slip cover for my MacBook Pro

I’ve been sewing all day today, well almost.

On Tuesday I went to Plaza Singapura with Delphine and the kiddies (a two year old Diego who’s funny and will listen to my broken French and reply in French and a 3 month old Leo who’s just the most smiley baby alongside with Paula) and picked up some really pretty navy blue and white spot fabric at Spotlight. It was avery quick purchase as we had one pram and one Carrefour trolley and couldn’t manoeuvre round the shops so we took turns. The fabric was for my hard cover books - here’s the teaser. I wasn’t sure what to do with the remainder. I considered making a skirt because there was enough material but skirts need zippers and a waistband which I deemed beyond my sewing capabilities. So today as I was thinking about what I could put my MBP in when I carry it around in a bag that isn’t a laptop bag, I decided to give it a go.

I decided on a simple sleeve with the inside printed as well so I sewed the fabric back to back and then the edges together like so. I was going to leave it an open slip but I had a long length of fabric left and randomly tied it around the MBP because I love bows.

I loved how it looked - sort of like a Japanese kimono. So I spent another 90 minutes of so (hand) sewing the  strip into a sash.

The result? A perfectly sized slip that is easy to fasten and unfasten. I can put it in any of my bags without worrying about scratching it. And it’s pretty.

Esepcially since it’s got spots and a bow!