Cover your Camera Strap!

I took a photography class last week from Angie Hansen. It was a fantastic class. I really learned alot. I was pretty excited about learning so much about my camera and photography.....when I get excited I usually sew. So the covered camera strap (sure to have been made before) was born...(in my house anyway).

Start by measuring the bulky part of your camera strap. Mine measured about 2" wide x 19 1/2" long

Times the width by 4 and add 1" to the length. New measurement: 6" wide x 20 1/2" long
Use this formula for any size strap.

I decided to use 2 1/2" strips, great for using up jelly roll scraps. My camera needed 10 - 2 1/2" x 6" strips. If for instance your camera strap was 1 1/2" longer than mine, just add one extra strip and cut off equal amounts from the first and last strip to make it the right size.

Lay out your strips in the order you want them as shown below .

Sew each strip together using 1/4" seam allowance. Sewing along the 6" side. Press between each seam.

Next cut a piece of fusible fleece the size of your pieced strip. If your camera strap is the same size as mine, is should measure 6" x 20 1/2". Press the fusible fleece strip to the wrong side.

Top stitch on each side of the seams as shown.

Press in half

Open

Bring each raw edge onto the pressed mark in the center and press as shown.







Repeat so that both raw edges are pressed into the middle. Each raw edge should lay right up to the middle pressed mark.

Open back up and fold each short edge 1/2" in and press.

Lay the camera strap along the middle fold. Fold each edge as originally pressed.

Pin in place.

Top stitch around entire camera strap

You are done...Put your strap back on your camer and enjoy your new chic camera strap.

Hope you enjoyed this totorial!

Amy