Laptop Bag Organizer

Step 5 Fun With Velcro

The Velcro now makes a late entrance into our event, and we start putting it over every surface we can find. I chose to put the "fuzzy" side of the velcro on the front of the binder, because I expected there might be small areas of binder without pockets, and the "prickly" side of the velcro could prove chafing.

I decided to cover the entire binder with velcro to give myself the maximum amount of flexibility later. I did just as you might expect--I started with a row of velcro at the top, and kept adding rows until I reached the bottom. I had to cut the last row of velcro lengthwise, but that was pretty easy. If you cut one of the rows too short, don't worry--you can cut a small sliver and add it to the end as a patch. I did this once, and it worked just fine. :-)

In the end, the binder felt quite nice--it was soft and fuzzy, and I kinda wanted to cuddle with it.

I didn't cover the entire back of the pockets, because that seemed like a pain. A well-placed stripe or two seemed like it would be enough, and indeed it was. I was worried here that the velcro wouldn't stick to the fabric very well, so I made sure to press the velcro down onto the back of the pockets with quite a bit of force, especially around the edges. It seems to have worked perfectly!