When I was still so tired...

I tried to think of something that could make me feel better.  I hadn't sewn in weeks because I just couldn't find the energy or motivation.  But I felt like I wanted to, I missed my creative outlet.

I knew I wanted to make a Spring Quilt with my Echo fabric collection, but a quilt seemed impossible to tackle.

With a new set of twins on the way, I figure our camera is going to get a lot of use in the coming months.  I've been wanting to make myself a new camera strap, ever since I made one for Liz.  I could use my Echo fabric on the camera strap, and that could be a little preview for when I had enough energy to make it into a quilt...

This project only takes a few hours.  Maybe only two?  It was the perfect project to add a bit of joy to my life at that particular time.  And, it continue to bring me joy every time I look at my camera!  If you want to make one, here's the tutorial I've used twice.  This time the only thing I did different was instead of using interfacing, I used batting.  I thought a bit of padding on the strap would be kind of nice.  Next time, I think I'll use both batting and interfacing.  Especially if I use quilters cottons again.  If you used home dec weight fabrics, you might omit the interfacing.

Also, if you are making one for yourself, you don't even need to buy a camera strap.  Just use the one right on your camera :)

Great news...I've since found the energy to turn the rest of my Echo fabric into a quilt.  Stay tuned in the next few days I'll show you what I've got....

(sorry about the iphone photo, but it's just a sneak peak anyway)