You may have seen Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade show on the Food Network where she makes a meal with a little help from some pre-made things from the market. Here's a little "Semi-Homemade" sewing I did over the weekend, using an existing camera strap to fashion a cuter version for our friend Mary, who's husband just gave her a fabulous new camera! You could use the same method to jazz up your own camera strap, tote bag straps, or anything else of a strappy nature!
I measured the strap and then cut a rectangle of home decor weight fabric that was the same length, but twice the width (plus seam allowance). This gave me a rectangle that was 4" by 26".
I then cut a rectangle of the same dimensions from fusible fleece and using my iron, fused it to the wrong side of my fabric.
Then I folded the fabric in half, right sides facing, and pinned it. I used the existing strap to trace the oval outline onto the fabric to use as a stitching guide.
I clipped the attatching straps from the existing strap and placed them in between my layers of fabric.
Then, beginning in the middle of the long side, I sewed down the edge, using a 3/8" seam allowance. Once this was done, I reached inside the turning space and turned the strap right side out, pressed, and quilted the new strap!
So this is what the new strap looks like! Re-fashioned, up-cycled!
I'm sure some of you have a few "semi-homemade" sewing ideas! Leave a comment, share, and lets try to make each other's lives a little easier!
As Sandra Lee says, "Keep it fun. Keep it simple. And always keep it Semi-Homemade!"
~Leigh Ann~
