I knew I wanted to make something special for Liz for Christmas. But what do you make for the girl who can make herself anything?!
Well, I'm not sure whether I guessed right or not, but I do know that I made her something that I've always wanted, but never indulged in the time to make it. I attempted to make her a new strap for her Canon SLR camera.
I followed the Patchwork Camera Strap tutorial from the "Crap I've Made" blog. I was feverishly working on my strap the weekend before Christmas, hoping it would still arrive in time for Christmas (it didn't). I was running into a few snags with sewing through the layers of leather, and fabric, plus interfacing. I was breaking needles and getting frustrated. I was 98% sure that my machine was going to die along the way. In desperation I emailed Char from Crap I've Made, and to my utter amazement, she emailed me back promptly with suggestions and tips. It made my day! Once again a moment that reminded me how terribly generous and wonderful this online community of crafters is.
The best part of getting to make this strap by far was a good excuse to cut into the new Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush fabric I had bought, with Liz's present in mind.
The camera strap didn't actually take very much fabric to make. I still have generous quantities of all the fabrics left. Now I just need to get brave enough to cut it all up in order to make THIS.
Good night.
I love love love my camera strap!!! We went to the city yesterday and I proudly walked around with my camera around my neck showing off my new strap. Thank you for the perfect gift!!
ReplyDeleteI also just got my stack of Anna Maria's Innocent Crush in the mail yesterday. It's gorgeous!!
Thanks for the tutorial link! Can't wait to make one, too :)
ReplyDeleteWow Annee, That's beautiful. Sigh...those fabrics!
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