Camera Strap

I picked up a camera to give to the

1st grade teachers at SES.

A plain black camera in

a plain black bag.

Boring!

So I spent a little time this morning

making a fun camera strap

and a couple fabric flowers

to jazz things up a bit.

Wanna see?

I ironed fusible felt onto the fabric before

I folded it in half to sew it closed.

It gives it a little stiffness and body.

Instead of covering the existing strap, I cut it

off the end pieces and sewed the new

strap right on.

I used a  couple strips of fabric to make the flowers.

The camera case is too hard to put a pin through,

so I'm going to glue them right on.

Here's my first attempt at a camera strap.

I just put my fabric right sides together, sewed

the long edge closed to make a tube, turned it

right side out and then slipped it over my camera's

strap.  I'm going to make a new one with a ruffle

and I'll definitely use the fusible felt next time.