I carry my camera around with me almost everywhere...and I really wanted it to be pretty!
Soooo.....I made a ruffled camera strap! You know how I love ruffles :)
Start by cutting out your pieces...
you need 1 long piece for you ruffle!
you need 2 shorter pieces for your base (measure the length of your strap and add 1/2", and then measure the width and add 1/2")
Set your stitch length to the longest possible, and stitch from one end to the other (no backstitching)...
I used two different coloured threads so that this part would hopefully be easier to see...
Hold onto the bottom thread and pull the fabric into a ruffle!
Keep going until your entire piece is ruffled. I usually pull from one end until half is ruffled, and then turn it around and pull from the other end to do the other half.
Pin your ruffled piece to one of the base pieces, make sure to tuck the unfinished ends underneath.
Next, take your two base pieces, pin your good sides to the middle and sew together...
pinned...
sewn...
when you take the pins out and unfold it, it should look like this...
Next you fold the unfinished ends and sew them...
Last step!!! Pin the other two sides together and sew it up!
Flip it out and you have this beautiful cover...
Add a flower...
How perfect will this look on my camera!!!
So cute, lady! I wish I was as crafty as you. Totally pinning this on Pinterest.
ReplyDeleteI have looked at this post almost a thousand times!!! I love love love that strap cover. You are sooo crafty!
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