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Why carry a dull black bag when traveling? and to travel with a bit of style!
Create this lovely computer bag to protect your investment
Materials and Supplies
Brother Quattro 6000D SA188 Open Toe Walking Foot SA5810 Medium Tear Away MTPK14 Brother Metallic Embroidery thread (Pink 991, Blue-988, Green 992) 1 piece LIGHT batting (cut to computers dimensions below) 3 pieces of Faux Suede Upholstery fabric (1) for embroidery (1) for lining (1) for flap Spray adhesive Velcro dots for closure Sewing Thread Embroidery needle 75/11 Sewing needle 100/16 (denim)
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Directions
1. Measure the computers width. See Figure 1 2. Measure the computers depth See Figure 2 3. Computer width = 13 inches 4. Computer depth = 1 inches 5. Use the following formula to get the exact amount of fabric needed: Depth x 2 (1 1/2 x 2 = 3) + Width = 3 + 13 = 16
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For a 13 wide computer, with 1 inch depth, you would cut 16. 6. Write this measurement down. 7. Measure the height of the computer. Double this number and double the depth to get the length for your fabric. For a 9.5 inch computer. you would multiply by 2 then add 3 inches for the depth. (9.5 x2)+3=22. See Figure 3 8. Cut the Ultra Suede to those dimensions. above computer. 16 x 22 for the
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9. Hoop medium tear away stabilizer, lightly spray with spray adhesive. 10. Mark the center of the Upholstery fabric from the sides, and measure down 6 inches from the top. This is your center mark. 11. Lay the Upholstery fabric on top of the spray adhesive in the center of the hoop. You will need to have the fabric aligned so that the excess fabric faces the inside of the hoop area. See Figure 4 Note: Raw edge of fabric will face the hoop clamp. 12. Select Embroidery Edit Screen.
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13. Select
14. Select 15. From row 2, select the 5th embroidery pattern and click Set. See Figure 5
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16. Select Add
17. Select
18. Select choice.
or select monogram letters of your
19. Select the first initial in your monogram and choose Set. See Figure 6
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[Link] Rotate [Link] Rotate 90 right [Link] Close. [Link] Size [Link] reduce on all sides button by 2 Selectes. See Figure 7 and reduce the letter
[Link] the up arrow to move the letter toward the top.
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[Link] Add [Link] on the second initial in your monogram and choose Set. [Link] Rotate 29. Choose Rotate 90 right [Link] Close. [Link] Size
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[Link] enlarge on all sides button not get bigger. See Figure 8 [Link] Close. [Link] Add
. Enlarge until it will
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[Link] on the last initial in your monogram and choose Set. [Link] Rotate [Link] Rotate 90 right [Link] Close. [Link] the Down arrow until the letter is pleasing to the eye. See Figure 9 [Link] Sewing [Link] the Basting Stitch button [Link] the hoop into the machine. [Link] the batting under the hoop and place the excess in the center of the bed area [Link] the excess fabric and batting in the center of the bed area. See Figure 10 [Link] the Rotate button [Link] Rotate 90 right to orient the design toward the majority of the fabric. See Figure 11 [Link] the design using Brother Metallic Threads. The pictured bag used Pink, Blue and Mint Green Metallic Thread. [Link] the embroidery is complete remove from the hoop. [Link] the Home button
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Figure 11
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[Link] the mode to Sewing. [Link] the Q -02 on the Quilting Stitch menu. inch seam. See Figure 12 This is the
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[Link] the embroidery foot with the Open Toe Walking foot on the machine. [Link] a denim 100/16 needle into the machine. [Link] the fabric right sides together on the front piece to form a pouch. See Figure 13 [Link] up the side seams on the front piece with seam. Press seams open. [Link] the lining fabric right sides together to form a pouch as in direction 49. Stitch up the sides with seam. Leave an opening of about 5 on one side to allow you to turn the project. Press seams open. [Link] both side seams of the lining, fold the corners of the bag at the bottom flat open. Mark an inch up and stitch on both sides of the lining. Trim to about inch. See Figure 14 [Link] for the outside of the bag.
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Directions for Bag Flap
1. From the extra fabric, cut a piece of fabric that is 1 smaller than the width of the sewn pieces with a depth of 9. Ex: If opening is 13 inches you would cut a piece of fabric 12 by 9. 2. Fold this piece in half widthwise. Put a piece of batting the same size on one half of this piece. 3. Sew sides together with inch seam. 4. Topstitch the flap. 5. Insert the lining inside the front of the bag piece. Flip and Press.
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1 inch
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6. On the back side of the bag (no embroidery) insert the flap face down between the bag front and the lining. Match the side seams Pin and stitch around the top of the bag with a seam. See Figure 15 7. Turn the bag press the seams. 8. Tuck the lining into the center of the bag and topstitch if desired. 9. Attach Velcro dots to the flap and the front of the bag for easy closure.
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