DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial
Posted on 2 January 2012

Make! Camera / Ipod Pouch

Craft/ DIY/ Guest Post/ Make/ Tutorial

Do you love to sew? Need a new project to create? How about these great little camera or iPod pouch beautifully designed by Jemima from Tied with a Ribbon.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Materials

25cm x 25cm fabric for Outside

25cm x 25cm fabric for Lining

25cm x 25cm piece of Pellon (fusible, light weight)

26cm x 6cm strip of fabric for handle

3.5cm piece of velcro (hook and loop tape)

Cotton thread

Scissors

Directions:

1. Print out Pattern and cut out.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Camera Pouch Pattern

Using pattern cut out the outside fabric, lining fabric, pellon.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Cut out pattern

2. Cut out handle strip to required size and iron in half with the long raw edges matching.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Cut out handle strip

3. Unfold the handle strip and then fold one long raw edge into the centre and press.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

fold and press one edge

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

fold and press both edges

4. Fold the other long edge into the centre and also press.

5. Fold the strip in half and press together.
DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Fold strip in half

6. Stitch along the open long edge of the handle and down the other side for a neat looking finish. Set aside for later.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Sew along edges of handle

7. Iron the Pellon onto the wrong side of your outside fabric piece. (Make sure you stick it glue side down and use a steam setting on your iron!)

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Iron on Pellon

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Sew side seams

8. Take your outside fabric and fold in half, pin the side seams. With right sides together sew down both the side seams with a 0.5cm seam allowance.

9. To make the corners, pull out the corners to have the side seam facing flat (the right sides of the fabric will be facing) in a horizontal direction.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Pin corners

Place a pin across the seam and stitch the corner closed in the opposite direction to the side seam.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Stitch corner

Repeat for the other corner.

10. Take your lining and fold the top of the Camera pouch in half to mark the centre. Place one of the sides of Velcro 1.5cm down from the top and in the centre. Pin and then sew around the outside to secure.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Sew on first velcro

Repeat for the other side.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Sew on second Velcro piece

11. To make the lining repeat steps 8 and 9 as you did with your outside fabric.

12. Take your sewn outside fabric pouch and turn right way out. Take the handle and fold in half. Pin the handle in place at the right side seam with the loop falling down. Sew across the top to secure in place.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Pin the handle

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Pin the top edge

13. Take your lining and with right sides together put your lining inside your outside fabric to have the top raw edges matching. Pin at side seams and then around the pouch.

14. Sew around the top raw edge of your pouch 0.5cm leaving a 5cm gap so that you can turn inside out.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Sew top edge

15. Turn you pouch out the right way and then pin and top stitch around the top of the camera pouch closing the opening.

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Topstitch finished edge

All finished “ your new pouch will fit many things.  Not just for your Camera but your iPod or mobile phone will fit also.  You might like it to hold you lipstick or make up “ what ever you like!

DIY Camera Pouch Tutorial

Thanks so much for this great tutorial Jemima. You can find Tied with a Ribbon at:

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  • liége 10 September 2012 at 4:13 AM

    Obrigado!!!simples e bonita!!!

  • Chelsea 26 September 2012 at 1:56 AM

    Such a cute idea! I need to make this for my camera. 🙂

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