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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
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