Padded laptop cover

Instructions for a handy, quickly sewn laptop protector

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Surprisingly simple sewn, padded laptop bag with Velcro fastening. The piece was finished within half an hour. I used the lightweight X-Pac 07 as the outer material, the lining made of 3mm thick 3D mesh fabric protects the laptop from shocks. The bag weighs just 130g with a size of 35x24cm.

And it's so easy:

Cut the fabric to the right size for the laptop. The 3D mesh fabric has no seam allowance, the outer fabric has a 2cm seam allowance.
The Velcro tape is sewn onto the lining, the fleece tape onto the outer fabric. The correct position can be found by testing with a laptop.
The 3D mesh fabric is placed on the centre of the outer fabric, left sides facing and sewn close to the edge. This results in a 2 cm overhanging edge of the outer fabric all around.
Fold the edge in half to the left and sew it in place. The result is a 1 cm wide edge of outer fabric.
The part that holds the laptop is folded right sides together and the edges are sewn tightly to the 3D mesh fabric without catching the mesh fabric.
Now just fold the 1 cm wide outer fabric edges of the cover onto the mesh fabric and sew in place - done.