There were quite a lot of pieces to cut out, interface and line with fusible fleecing so the preparation took quite a while but it was all fairly simple and easy to put the pieces together - helped by very clear instructions with photos of some of the slightly more complicated (still not very complicated!) steps which meant it was easy to know what you were meant to be doing. Here's my finished result...
And here's the back and inside - plenty of pockets:
The one change I did make was that I lengthened the strap - the one in the pattern seems to be for a shoulder bag but I prefer cross-body bags. I just measured the strap of a bag that I already own and used that for the length measurement, easy peasy!
Possibly the trickiest bit was attaching the press fasteners - it was the first time I'd used them and it took me a while to realise how useless the instructions that came with mine were. A quick google search sorted things out though!
In the middle of construction I was wishing that I'd chosen a print with a more random pattern for the outer pockets or that I'd deliberately constructed it so that the checked print intentionally didn't match up (or that I was the kind of person who didn't care if it matched), but I'm pleased that I persevered and made sure that it all lined up.
It was a great way to use up some of my stash too, and all of the materials I used were either left over from other projects or bargain remnant bin/ebay finds, and the stripey lining was the back of a men's shirt that I bought for £1 in a charity shop!
If anyone else is having similar camera bag dilemmas, get out and buy Sewing World magazine now - this issue is still in the shops at the moment, and there are lots of other pretty projects in there too!
It's great to use stash to create something useful. Visiting from Brit Sewing.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm always happy when I find a use for my stash! Thanks for popping by!
DeletePopping over from Sew Many Ways....great project. Very practical and attractive. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And thanks for popping by!
DeleteIt's really great.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up with us this week.
I definitely need to make one of these soon.
You're welcome - always good to link up and find other blogs! I'd definitely recommend making one of these - it was fairly simple and I've used mine pretty much constantly since I finished it!
DeleteThis is very cute! I just bought a camera bag on Etsy that is very similar - and it cost a pretty penny too! Maybe I'll have to make my own so I can be extra fashionable!
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Thank you! I think I've seen the bags you're talking about on Etsy and was thinking of buying one myself but was glad that I hadn't when I saw the pattern!
DeleteThis is cute! So funny to have my camera in a bag like this. Wel done!
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