This past Thursday started out great. The weather was beautiful as I headed out with my class on a field trip to a farm and a dog show. Of course I brought my camera to snap some photos of my little darlings' faces, and they turned out great. Unfortunately, after we got back tragedy struck. My camera was broken, and so was my heart!
After trying everything the internet suggested to try to fix it, I took it to a local camera shop to see what they knew that the internet didn't. It ends up that all they could tell me was a sad story about spending lots of money to repair my camera, but that it would likely cost more than it was worth.
I took this as an excuse to upgrade. This shop had a whole shelf of used cameras, and I chose to buy a Canon EOS 40D. This model is 7 years old, but it's new to me! I've spent the last two days playing around with it and it is definitely an upgrade.
That being said, to better take care of this camera I started shopping around for a camera bag. Let me tell you, those bad boys are expensive! Making my own seemed like a much better option.
I started with a bag that I own. I like it alright, but am considering some embellishments.
I found some foam about an inch thick, and got this pretty green flannel. I measured my bag and my camera, and started with the piece of foam being 17x14.
Step 1: Measure and do a little math.
Step 2: Cut out your fabric, remembering to leave about a half an inch for seam allowance.
I found some foam about an inch thick, and got this pretty green flannel. I measured my bag and my camera, and started with the piece of foam being 17x14.
Step 1: Measure and do a little math.
Step 2: Cut out your fabric, remembering to leave about a half an inch for seam allowance.
I don't like pinning, and am not a seamstress in any way, so I cut corners a lot. As you can see, I bypassed pins here.
Step 3: With the wrong side of the fabric showing, stitch up 2 sides (or 3 if your fabric wasn't folded) leaving one whole side open. Just like a pillow case.
Step 4: Stuff that foam in and straighten it out. At this point, I also made three smaller rectangles with foam and fabric to be the deviders/walls of my device.
Step 5: Pinning really helps here. Finish up the open end of the "pillow."
Step 6: Mark 2 lines that will be where the bottom and sides meet.
Step 7: Squish everything into your bag and straighten it out.
That's it! A brand new camera bag from an old purse.
