Camera Strap Cover With Lens Pocket Tutorial and give away.

I have a new camera, that won't fit in my purse or pocket, so I wanted something special to cover the camera strap. This strap cover is wider than some I’ve seen, but I wanted a pocket to store my lens cover.

Camera Strap Cover

With Lens Pocket

Please read all instructions before beginning.	Use a .25” seam allowance.
WOF is assumed to be 40”. Finished size is 33" x 3".

Materials

2 contrasting/coordinating fabrics, ¼ yard each

Fusible fleece

Cutting Instructions

Cut (1) 35” x 4” strip from each fabric.  One will be the top fabric A, one will be the bottom/back fabric B.

Cut (1) 4” x 6.5” stripe from fabric B for the pocket piece.

Cut (1) 33” x 3” strip of fusible fleece.

Construction

1 Fuse the 35” strip of fabric B to the strip of fusible fleece.  The reverse side of fabric B will be facing up, and the fusible side of the fleece will be facing down.  I found it easiest to start at the middle and work toward the ends.  I spent time smoothing and pinning, to keep everything centered.

2 Now is the time to add some faux quilting lines on the back fabric, if you want.

3 Fold the fabric B pocket piece in half, wrong sides together.  Baste or pin it to one end of top fabric A, matching raw edges.

4 Join both long strips of fabric on one long side, only.  Back stitch at each end.  Stitch a parallel seam next to the fleece, back stitch at each end again.  Press seam toward fabric A.

5 At each short end of the combined strip, fold the raw edge up, toward the edge of the fleece, you’ll have about .5” left, and double stitch.

6 Fold the long strip, right sides together, stitch, as in step 4, turn strap right side out, tread your camera’s strap thru, and enjoy.

Now, the give away.  I made a prototype, to make sure I knew what I was doing.  Guess what?  I did, I knew what I was doing.  It turned out great, and I've decided to give it away.

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Keep on stitchin',